South Carolina Dams

2,400 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

2,400

High Hazard

645

26.9%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

1,119

Average Age

69 yrs

Hazard Classification

High645 (26.9%)
Significant240 (10.0%)
Low1,390 (57.9%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory38 (1.6%)
Fair1,007 (42.0%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory1,119 (46.6%)
Not Rated236 (9.8%)

Federal

40

State

89

Local

91

Private

2,018

All Dams in South Carolina

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Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Bad Creek Main Dam

Oconee County

3601991HighSatisfactory
Catawba Standby Nuclear Service Water

York County

751982LowSatisfactory
Cherokee Falls - Canal Embankment

Cherokee County

251988LowSatisfactory
Clifton No. 3

Spartanburg County

331899LowSatisfactory
Clinch Belser Dam

Fairfield County

351994LowSatisfactory
Columbia Diversion Dam

Richland County

181882SignificantSatisfactory
Cooper Dev - East Dike

Berkeley County

361942HighSatisfactory
Duke Robinson Ash Pond

Darlington County

331969UndeterminedSatisfactory
Edisto Pond Dam

Bamberg County

181956LowSatisfactory
Fairfield Dam B (Main Dam)

Fairfield County

2041977HighSatisfactory
Fishing Creek

Lancaster County

1051916HighSatisfactory
Gaston Shoals Lower

Cherokee County

621908SignificantSatisfactory
Gibson's Pond Dam

Lexington County

61900HighSatisfactory
Great Falls-Dearborn Main and Headworks Spillways

Chester County

1071907LowSatisfactory
International Paper Dam

Richland County

301984LowSatisfactory
Jackson-Mill Creek WCD Dam 1

Fairfield County

371981LowSatisfactory
Lockhart West Canal Embankment

Union County

201920HighSatisfactory
Lower Pacolet

Spartanburg County

231890LowSatisfactory
Lower Pelzer

Greenville County

431893LowSatisfactory
Martin Dam

Chesterfield County

131945LowSatisfactory
Murray Pond Dam

Richland County

151930HighSatisfactory
Ninety Nine Islands

Cherokee County

721909HighSatisfactory
North Saluda Reservoir Dam

Greenville County

1751956HighSatisfactory
Oconee Intake Dike

Oconee County

801971HighSatisfactory
Orangeburg Substation Dam

Orangeburg County

221936LowSatisfactory
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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.