North Carolina Dams

3,622 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

3,622

High Hazard

1,638

45.2%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

381

Average Age

65 yrs

Hazard Classification

High1,638 (45.2%)
Significant648 (17.9%)
Low1,336 (36.9%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory492 (13.6%)
Fair1,790 (49.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory381 (10.5%)
Not Rated959 (26.5%)

Federal

52

State

73

Local

370

Private

2,832

All Dams in North Carolina

Showing 201225 of 1,638

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Bryson

Swain County

451925HighFair
Bryson City Water Supply Dam

Swain County

751977HighFair
Buck Ash Basin #1 Dam

Rowan County

721982HighSatisfactory
Buck Ash Basin Divider Dam

Rowan County

101977HighSatisfactory
Buck Basin #1 To Basin #2 Dam

Rowan County

251982HighSatisfactory
Buck Basin #2 To Basin #3 Dam

Rowan County

201979HighSatisfactory
Buckhorn Lake Dam

Guilford County

201960HighFair
Buckhorn Lake Dam

Wilson County

20HighFair
Buck Main Ash Basin Dam

Rowan County

701957HighSatisfactory
Buffalo Lake Dam

Guilford County

231922HighFair
Buffalo Lake Dam

Harnett County

461953HighFair
Buffalo Millpond Dam

Vance County

201864HighFair
Buffalo Ranch Lake Dam

Cabarrus County

151956HighFair
Bullard and Patterson Dam

Wake County

8HighFair
Bullings Creek Dam

Henderson County

HighSatisfactory
Bullins Lake Dam

Randolph County

18HighFair
Bunn Lake Dam

Franklin County

191930HighFair
Burningtown Lake Dam

Macon County

351970HighUnsatisfactory
Burnside Drive Dam

Wake County

19HighFair
Busbee Reservoir Dam

Buncombe County

201914HighSatisfactory
B. Vann Dam

Sampson County

20HighFair
Bv Hedrick Tailings Dike #3 Dam

Anson County

351989HighFair
Byrd Dam

Wake County

201981HighFair
Cabarrus Country Club Lake Dam B

Cabarrus County

23HighFair
Cade Dam

Polk County

HighPoor
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.