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 426450 of 3,622

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Bugger Lake Dam

Lincoln County

SignificantFair
Bullard and Patterson Dam

Wake County

8HighFair
Bullings Creek Dam

Henderson County

HighSatisfactory
Bullins Lake Dam

Randolph County

18HighFair
Bunch Pond Dam

Scotland County

19LowFair
Bunn Lake Dam

Franklin County

191930HighFair
Burgess Lake Dam

Jackson County

25SignificantUnsatisfactory
Burke Dam

Alamance County

201981LowNot Rated
Burkhead Lake Dam #1

Montgomery County

201955LowFair
Burkhead Lake Dam #2

Montgomery County

151955LowFair
Burlington Mills Dam

Rutherford County

261900SignificantNot Rated
Burningtown Lake Dam

Macon County

351970HighUnsatisfactory
Burnside Drive Dam

Wake County

19HighFair
Busbee Reservoir Dam

Buncombe County

201914HighSatisfactory
Butler Lake Dam

Caswell County

181954LowNot Rated
Butler Pond Dam

Yancey County

25SignificantNot Rated
B. Vann Dam

Sampson County

20HighFair
Bv Hedrick Tailings Dike #3 Dam

Anson County

351989HighFair
Bynum - Canal Embankment

Chatham County

81874SignificantUnsatisfactory
Byrd Dam

Wake County

201981HighFair
Cabarrus Country Club Lake Dam A

Cabarrus County

161965LowFair
Cabarrus Country Club Lake Dam B

Cabarrus County

23HighFair
Cabarrus Woods Dam

Cabarrus County

14SignificantFair
Cabe Pond Dam

Clay County

27SignificantPoor
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.