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 476500 of 3,622

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Camp Kirkwood Lake Dam

Pender County

15LowNot Rated
Camp Lake Dam

Catawba County

25LowFair
Camp Marantha Lake Dam

Chatham County

201977LowFair
Camp Merrimac Dam

Buncombe County

25HighSatisfactory
Camp Nawaka Dam #1

Randolph County

121920LowNot Rated
Camp Oak Hill Pond Dam

Granville County

16SignificantNot Rated
Camp Occoneechee Dam

Rutherford County

241927HighPoor
Camp Pinewood Lake Dam

Henderson County

14HighSatisfactory
Camp Pond Dam

Wake County

23HighPoor
Camp Ridgecrest Lake Dam

Buncombe County

48HighSatisfactory
Camp Saurakee Dam

Rockingham County

251938LowNot Rated
Camp Stewart Dam

Mecklenburg County

HighNot Rated
Camp Tekoa Dam

Henderson County

24SignificantSatisfactory
Camp Vaughn Lake Dam

Stokes County

27LowFair
Candor City Reservoir Dam

Montgomery County

181962LowFair
Candor Wastewater Dam

Montgomery County

201986LowFair
Cane Creek Lake Dam

Union County

451974SignificantFair
Cane Creek Resevoir Dam

Orange County

721989HighSatisfactory
Cannon Pond Dam

Cabarrus County

HighFair
Cannon Run Dam #1

Cabarrus County

15HighFair
Cantelmo Dam

Caldwell County

27LowSatisfactory
Canterbury Dam

Wake County

22SignificantFair
Cantrell Lake Dam

Transylvania County

451960SignificantPoor
Cape Fear 1963 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

22HighPoor
Cape Fear 1970 Ash Basin Dam

Chatham County

27HighPoor
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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.