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 1001–1025 of 1,390
| Dam Name | Height (ft) | Year | Hazard | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philpat Pond Dam Pickens County | 25 | — | Low | Poor |
| Pitts Lake Dam Lexington County | 17 | 1831 | Low | Fair |
| Players Pond Dam Lee County | 13 | 1955 | Low | Poor |
| Pleasant Point Dam Beaufort County | 8 | 1960 | Low | Fair |
| Pleasant Point Dam Beaufort County | 10 | — | Low | Fair |
| Plowden Pond Dam Clarendon County | 13 | 1955 | Low | Poor |
| Poinsett State Park Lake Dam Sumter County | 16 | 1841 | Low | Fair |
| Polin Pond Dam Calhoun County | 18 | — | Low | Fair |
| Ponderosa Pond Dam Saluda County | 31 | 1958 | Low | Fair |
| Pooles Pond Dam Orangeburg County | 14 | 1954 | Low | Poor |
| Powell Pond Dam Abbeville County | 23 | 1960 | Low | Fair |
| Priesters Pond Dam Bamberg County | 12 | 1956 | Low | Poor |
| Prince Lake Dam Greenville County | 29 | 1950 | Low | Fair |
| Process Pond Dam Laurens County | 31 | 1971 | Low | Poor |
| Professional Pond Dam Spartanburg County | 26 | — | Low | Poor |
| Purvis Pond Dam Darlington County | 12 | 1975 | Low | Fair |
| Pusser Pond Dam Marlboro County | 21 | 1957 | Low | Poor |
| Quick Pond Dam Marlboro County | 9 | 1969 | Low | Not Rated |
| Radford Bates Dam Berkeley County | 14 | 1955 | Low | Poor |
| Ragsdale Pond Dam Pickens County | 20 | 1960 | Low | Poor |
| Raiford Pond Dam Edgefield County | 23 | 1977 | Low | Fair |
| Railroad Pond Dam Dorchester County | 18 | — | Low | Fair |
| Rainbow Falls Dam Aiken County | 13 | 1960 | Low | Fair |
| Rainsford/Martin Dam Edgefield County | 27 | 1993 | Low | Poor |
| Raintree Investors Dam Richland County | 17 | — | Low | Poor |
Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.