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

Showing 2638 of 38

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Parr Shoals Dam

Newberry County

551914HighSatisfactory
Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek

Fairfield County

1171909HighSatisfactory
Rocky River Multiple Arch Buttress Dam

Abbeville County

851940SignificantSatisfactory
Saddle Dike No. 2 - Jocassee

Oconee County

251973HighSatisfactory
Saluda

Lexington County

2341930HighSatisfactory
SJWD Water District RCC Dam

Spartanburg County

441997HighSatisfactory
Summer Cat I Emergency Cooling Water

Fairfield County

1131979LowSatisfactory
Table Rock Reservoir Dam

Pickens County

1551925HighSatisfactory
Upper Pacolet

Spartanburg County

211890LowSatisfactory
Wateree

Kershaw County

921919HighSatisfactory
WS Lee Steam Plant Primary Ash Basin Dam

Anderson County

261974HighSatisfactory
Ws Lee Steam Plant Secondary Ash Pond Dam

Anderson County

581975UndeterminedSatisfactory
Wylie

York County

1191925HighSatisfactory
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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.