North Carolina has 29 debris control dams, of which 8 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to catch sediment, rocks, and debris carried by flowing water — particularly important in areas prone to mudslides or heavy erosion.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Burlington Sediment Dam #2 | Alamance | 32 | Low | Fair | |
| 2 | Cameron Dam | Haywood | 31 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 3 | Hawkins Sediment Basin 4 Dam | Mitchell | 30 | High | Satisfactory | 2009 |
| 4 | Mount Airy City Lake Dam | Surry | 30 | High | Fair | 1911 |
| 5 | North Buncombe Quarry Sb No. 7 Dam | Buncombe | 28 | High | Satisfactory | 2006 |
| 6 | Bates Dam | Davidson | 26 | Low | Not assessed | 1982 |
| 7 | Ararat Rock Products Dam | Surry | 25 | Low | Not assessed | |
| 8 | Burke Dam | Alamance | 20 | Low | Not assessed | 1981 |
| 9 | Sunnybrook Dam | Wake | 18 | Significant | Poor | |
| 10 | Baker Quarry Fresh Water Pond Dam | Union | 15 | High | Fair | |
| 11 | Clifton Grove Dam 4 | Wake | 11 | Significant | Fair | |
| 12 | Swansgate Dam #1 | Davidson | 10 | High | Fair | 1983 |
| 13 | Clifton Grove Dam 1 | Wake | 10 | Significant | Fair | |
| 14 | Wendell Falls Parkway Dam | Wake | 8 | High | Fair | |
| 15 | Clifton Grove Dam 3 | Wake | 6 | Significant | Fair | |
| 16 | Mailman Road Dam 5 | Wake | 5 | Significant | Fair | |
| 17 | Clifton Grove Dam 2 | Wake | 4 | Significant | Fair | |
| 18 | Caribou Road Dam | Buncombe | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 19 | Brinkley Ridge Dam #3 (bmp 5) | Cleveland | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 20 | Brinkley Ridge Dam #2 (bmp 2) | Cleveland | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 21 | Brinkley Ridge Dam #1 (bmp 4) | Cleveland | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 22 | Jonesboro Road Dam | Harnett | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 23 | Baxter Lane Dam | Lincoln | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 24 | Phoenix Rising Dam | Mecklenburg | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 25 | Sam Furr Road Dam #1 | Mecklenburg | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 26 | Sam Furr Road Dam #2 | Mecklenburg | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 27 | Longleaf Road Dam | Moore | 0 | High | Not assessed | |
| 28 | Winterle Road Dam | Rutherford | 0 | Significant | Not assessed | |
| 29 | Belews Creek North Coal Pile Dam | Stokes | 0 | Significant | Not assessed |
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