Ramseur Lake Dam

Ramseur Lake Dam is a masonry dam located in Randolph County, North Carolina, built in 1850. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Ramseur Lake Dam

Ramseur Lake Dam is a dam in Randolph, North Carolina. The dam is owned by Pobeda Holdings, Llc (private). It impounds the Deep River.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 398 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 134 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 349 square miles. Completed in 1850, the structure is one of the older dams in the region, with over a century and a half of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 01/08/2025.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
River/StreamDeep River
Coordinates35.73270, -79.65710

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeMasonry
NID Height14 ft
Dam Length398 ft
Year Completed1850 (176 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage134 acre-ft
Max Storage134 acre-ft
Normal Storage112 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area349 sq mi
Max Discharge1,287 cfs
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerPobeda Holdings, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/08/2025
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC00725
Federal IDNC00725
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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