Dams in Cumberland County, North Carolina
91Total Dams
54High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Cumberland County, North Carolina
Cumberland County has 91 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 54 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 17 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Cumberland County is 79 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Sanders Lake Dam at 33 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Mills Dam #1 | High | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1921 |
| Raeford Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Hydroelectric | 1914 |
| Simmons Fields Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Edens Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Young's Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Devonwood Lower Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Gates Four Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Chesapeake Dam | High | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Clark Pond Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Bailey Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | |
| Tallywood Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| North Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Beaver Creek Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Arran Lakes Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Lake Charles Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Evans Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Loch Lomond Dam | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | |
| College Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Lake Rim Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | 1920 |
| Kornbow Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Charles Smith Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1954 |
| The Lakes Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Other | 1980 |
| Mildred White Crystal Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Other | |
| Point East Dam | High | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| Harris Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Pritchard Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Civitan Lake Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Monticello Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Summertime Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Glenville Lake Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Water Supply | 1909 |
| Smith Lake | High | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Rose Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Rhodes Pond Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1770 |
| Lake Clair Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Strickland Bridge Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Aaran Lakes West Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Bonnie Doone Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Forrest Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Wallace Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Lockwood Dam | High | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | |
| Lewis Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Mt. Vernon Estates Dam | High | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Mcfayden Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Hutaff Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Moose Lodge Dam | High | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Murray Hill Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1800 |
| Cumberland Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1929 |
| Mirror Lake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Mintz Lake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Gables Drive Dam | High | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Mckellars Lake (upper) | High | Unsatisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Texas Pond | High | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Britt Lake Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Autry Pond Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Irrigation | |
| Long Valley Farm Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 18 | Irrigation | 1750 |
| Barbour Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Multipurpose Trail Dam | Significant | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Wooded Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 0 | Irrigation | |
| Sanders Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Heriot Wilkins Dam | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | |
| Raynor Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Marsh Wood Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Rayconda Lake Lower Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Boundary Line Lake | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Fann Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Dupont Derc Pond #3 Dam | Low | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2007 | |
| Wyatt Lake | Low | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Andrews Church Lake | Low | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Barnes Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Water Treatment Plant | Low | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Water Supply | 1976 |
| Upstream-water Treatment Plant | Low | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Water Supply | 1941 |
| Maxwell Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | 1954 | |
| Cottonade Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | |
| Lake Williams Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Currin Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1954 | |
| Verdery Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1962 | |
| Warren Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1957 | |
| Lake Walter Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1958 | |
| Loraine Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1950 | |
| Permastone Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1952 | |
| Clark Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | 1930 | |
| King Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1890 | |
| Mckellars Lake (lower) | Low | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Rainbow Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | 1974 | |
| Cypress Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | 1968 | |
| Watson Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | 1952 | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Other | ||
| Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Lake Lynn Dam | Low | 7 | Recreation | 1959 |