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
Tallest Dams
- Bad Creek Main Dam 360 ft
- Saluda 234 ft
- Fairfield Dam B (Main Dam) 204 ft
- Ridgeway Tailings Impdam189 ft
- North Saluda Reservoir Dam175 ft
High Hazard Dams
Poor Condition Dams
- Hickory Hollow Farm DamPoor
- Timberlake Dam 1Poor
- Daves Pond DamUnsatisfactory
- Muthig Pond DamPoor
- Wood Valley DamPoor
All Dams in South Carolina
Showing 1–25 of 240
| Dam Name | Height (ft) | Year | Hazard | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonce Dam Edgefield County | 26 | 1910 | Significant | Fair |
| W L Clyburn Dam Lee County | 10 | 1930 | Significant | Fair |
| Willow Creek Dam Spartanburg County | 19 | 1970 | Significant | Fair |
| Willis Millpond Dam Barnwell County | 9 | 1855 | Significant | Poor |
| Wilford Sherbert Dam Spartanburg County | 31 | 1959 | Significant | Fair |
| White Pines Lake Dam Union County | 16 | 1954 | Significant | Fair |
| Ware Shoals Greenwood County | 24 | 1905 | Significant | Unsatisfactory |
| Wallace Boyd Pond Dam Laurens County | 19 | 1968 | Significant | Fair |
| Vulcan Construction Materials Dam Spartanburg County | 41 | 2001 | Significant | Fair |
| Upper Deerfield Lake Dam Sumter County | 11 | 1960 | Significant | Fair |
| Twin Lakes Upper Dam Edgefield County | 17 | 1948 | Significant | Fair |
| Twin Lakes Upper Dam Spartanburg County | 34 | 1964 | Significant | Fair |
| Twin Lakes Lower Dam Edgefield County | 31 | — | Significant | Fair |
| Twin Lakes Dam Orangeburg County | 20 | 1950 | Significant | Poor |
| Turners Pond Dam Bamberg County | 16 | 1954 | Significant | Fair |
| Troy and Beverly Gunter Dam Lexington County | 16 | 1958 | Significant | Fair |
| Tom Norton Dam Dillon County | 20 | 1998 | Significant | Fair |
| Tolleson Pond Dam Lexington County | 16 | — | Significant | Fair |
| Thelma Gibson Pond Dam Orangeburg County | 11 | — | Significant | Fair |
| Theiler Lake Dam Cherokee County | 47 | 1971 | Significant | Poor |
| Sunny Slopes Pond 2 Dam Spartanburg County | 30 | 1968 | Significant | Fair |
| Sunny Slopes Pond 1 Dam Spartanburg County | 35 | 1969 | Significant | Fair |
| Sunnyhill Lower Dam Kershaw County | 6 | 1969 | Significant | Poor |
| Stukes/Hilton Dam Clarendon County | 17 | 1960 | Significant | Fair |
| Struckman Pond Dam Calhoun County | 13 | 1960 | Significant | Fair |
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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.