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 126150 of 645

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Shelby Joines Pond Dam

Greenville County

271967HighFair
Shealy Pond Dam

Lexington County

261900HighPoor
Shannon Lake Dam

Greenville County

271963HighPoor
Sesqui Dam

Richland County

141937HighFair
Seivern Lake Dam

Aiken County

251972HighFair
Second Millpond Dam

Sumter County

171900HighPoor
Se Community Park Dam

Richland County

221957HighFair
Seaton Acres Pond Dam

Anderson County

231970HighFair
Saxe-Gotha Millpond Dam

Lexington County

181900HighNot Rated
Sauer Pond Dam

Abbeville County

361972HighFair
Santee

Berkeley County

681942HighFair
Sandhill State Forest Dam 6

Chesterfield County

251971HighFair
Sandhill Rec Pond Dam

Richland County

311955HighPoor
Sam Hoffman Pond Dam

Greenville County

221957HighFair
Saluda Lake Dam

Greenville County

541905HighFair
Saluda

Lexington County

2341930HighSatisfactory
Saddle Dike No. 2 - Jocassee

Oconee County

251973HighSatisfactory
Ruesch Pond Dam

Orangeburg County

141962HighPoor
Royal Lake Dam

Aiken County

291990HighFair
Rocky Ford Lake Dam

Richland County

171900HighFair
Rocky Creek WCD Dam 8

Chester County

371977HighFair
Rocky Creek WCD Dam 6

Chester County

431977HighFair
Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek

Fairfield County

1171909HighSatisfactory
Robinson Farms Pond

Spartanburg County

271955HighFair
Robert Shirer Dam

Orangeburg County

131958HighFair
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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.