181Total Dams
83High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County has 181 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 83 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 8 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Guilford County is 67 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Oak Hollow Lake Dam at 54 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hollow Lake Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Lake Jeanette Dam | High | Fair | 50 | Recreation | 1943 |
| City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 50 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Lake Townsend Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Lake Brandt Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lake Higgins Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Furnitureland South Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Lynwood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Fresh Water Lake | High | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Hagan Stone Park Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Recreation | |
| Rounda Dam | High | Fair | 31 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Fairfield Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Owens Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lakota Farm Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Irrigation | |
| Foster Sikes Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | |
| Cedar Hollow Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Uwharrie Lake Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Moose Lodge Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Knight Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Lake Windemere Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Pilot Life Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Lake Hamilton Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Piedmont Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| Davis Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| Jamesford Meadows Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Brooks Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Teague Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Ski Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hillsdale Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lake Herman Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Jefferson Standard Country Club Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Piedmont Centre Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Green Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Aydelette Lake Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Forest Oaks Lake Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Hobbs Lake Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lynco Dam (aka Forbis Lake Dam) | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Crystal Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Other | |
| Mallard Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Buffalo Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Water Supply | 1922 |
| Odom Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Barker-frazier Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Old Deep River Golf Course Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lakeview Farm Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Benjamin Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Dogwood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Koger Properties Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Roth Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Welborn Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Buckhorn Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Price Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Northline Corporation Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bridford Apartments Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Adams Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lower Colonial Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | |
| Heron's Nest Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Hillside Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Cardinal Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Cathedral of His Glory Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| John Painter Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Guilford Technical Institute Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Friendly Lake Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Church of God of Prophecy Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Amp Detention Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Deep River Pointe Lower Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Huffine Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Gibson Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Pringle Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Brookway Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Smith Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ridgewood Farm Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Wood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Pine Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Sparger Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Donald Cox Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Linthicum Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Hutton Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | |
| Innkeeper Detention Pond Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Jefferson Village Dam #1 | High | Fair | 8 | Other | |
| Jefferson Square Det. Pond Dam | High | Fair | 7 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Southern Middle School Dam | High | Fair | 5 | Recreation | |
| Brighterwood Crossing Dam | High | Not assessed | 0 | Other | |
| Aaron Sink Farm Pond Dam | High | Not assessed | 0 | Other | |
| Carlson Farms Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Konica Drive Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Other | |
| Richardson Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Pleasant Ridge Road Scm Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lambert Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 40 | Recreation | |
| Atkins Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Recreation | |
| Pine Needle Dam | Low | Fair | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Knox Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Wysong Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Proctor & Gamble Co South Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| James Mcgroarty Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Pope Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Recreation | |
| Left Whitesell Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| J. Henson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 |
| George Page Dam | Low | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 2006 |
| Gunter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Cox Dam Lower | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 32 | Recreation | |
| Owls Roost Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Pritchetts Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Hardin Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Brooks Landing Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Whitaker Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Merchants Lake Dam Upper | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Right Whitesell Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Henson Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Higgins Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Pomona Quarry Dam Upper | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | |
| Smith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Pomona Quarry Dam Lower | Low | Fair | 28 | Other | |
| Beaman Farm Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Cardinal Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Oka T Hester Park Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Nelson Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Upper Colonial Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Inman Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Barricks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Collins Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Merchants Lake Dam Lower | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Matson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Rivenbark Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Bruhn Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Bailes Old Millpond Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Hydroelectric | |
| Blackburn Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hardy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Foster Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Superior Stone Co. Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1925 |
| Irrigation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Hunsucker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Hutchens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Honkers Hollow Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Carter Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Lenio Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Linville Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Sandler Mcnairy Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Trosper Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Fogleman Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Foster Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Happy Tracks Stables Dam Upper | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Harris Dam Lower | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Lakewood Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Benbow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Oakdale Cotton Mills Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Other | |
| Cecil Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Joe Sherrill Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1986 |
| Forbis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Weston Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Rice Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Sportsmans Wildlife Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Lake Townsend Wtp Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1995 |
| White Oak Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1900 |
| Gerrard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Pegram Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Smothers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Reynolds Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Maynard Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ames Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Robbins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5a | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5b | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Hunt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Waynick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Kellett Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Airport Center Dam #1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Dunham Horne Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Moore-shaw Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Williams Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hackett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Armfield Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Hillsdale Farm Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Cox Dam Upper | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Kimesville Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1812 |
| Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Cardinal Cove Dam at Crystal Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Hardys Millpond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Other | 1919 |
| Lake Property Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Stahl Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 0 | Other |