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 assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Clark Pond Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Bailey Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Lake Charles Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Water Supply | 1964 |
| Evans Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Loch Lomond Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Summertime Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Glenville Lake Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Water Supply | 1909 |
| Smith Lake | High | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Rose Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Lockwood Dam | High | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Lewis Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Mt. Vernon Estates Dam | High | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Mcfayden Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Hutaff Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Moose Lodge Dam | High | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Murray Hill Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1800 |
| Cumberland Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Mckellars Lake (upper) | High | Unsatisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Texas Pond | High | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Britt Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 0 | Other | |
| Autry Pond Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Irrigation | |
| Long Valley Farm Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1750 |
| Barbour Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Multipurpose Trail Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Dupont Derc Pond #3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 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 | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Cottonade Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | |
| Lake Williams Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Currin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Verdery Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Warren Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Lake Walter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Loraine Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Permastone Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Clark Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1930 |
| King Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | 1890 |
| Mckellars Lake (lower) | Low | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Rainbow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Cypress Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Watson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | |
| Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Lake Lynn Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | 1959 |