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 18011825 of 3,622

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Lake Lindsay

Harnett County

221935HighPoor
Lake Lochmere Dam

Wake County

261985HighSatisfactory
Lake Logan Dam

Haywood County

621931HighPoor
Lake Louise Dam

Buncombe County

19SignificantSatisfactory
Lake Lure Dam

Rutherford County

1241927HighFair
Lake Lynn Dam

Cabarrus County

311950HighFair
Lake Lynn Dam

Wake County

421976HighSatisfactory
Lake Lynn Dam

Cumberland County

71959LowNot Rated
Lake Mackintosh Dam

Alamance County

691992HighFair
Lake Malinchoc Dam

Wake County

SignificantNot Rated
Lake Maree Dam

Anson County

251945LowNot Rated
Lake Marsha Dam

Wake County

21LowSatisfactory
Lake Mckenzie Dam

Moore County

271957LowFair
Lake Mcphaul Dam

Moore County

221964LowFair
Lake Megan Dam

Transylvania County

20HighFair
Lake Meredith Dam

Moore County

20LowFair
Lake Michael Dam

Orange County

351952HighFair
Lake Michie Dam

Durham County

921926HighSatisfactory
Lake Miller Dam

Rockingham County

16LowSatisfactory
Lake Monroe Dam

Union County

461955HighFair
Lake Montonia Dam

Cleveland County

451933HighFair
Lake Myers Family Campground Dam

Davie County

351984HighFair
Lake Myra Dam

Wake County

121919SignificantNot Rated
Lake Orange Dam

Orange County

401969HighSatisfactory
Lake Pinehurst Dam

Moore County

48HighFair
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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.