High Risk Dams in North Carolina

North Carolina has 235 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 1637 high hazard dams in North Carolina, 235 (14%) have concerning condition ratings — 197 rated poor and 38 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Santeetlah	Graham	216	Poor	Hydroelectric	1928
Moss Lake Dam	Cleveland	99	Poor	Water Supply	1973
Cliffside Inactive Ash Basin #5 Main Dam	Rutherford	97	Unsatisfactory	Other	1972
Yadkin Narrows Bypass Spillway Control Structure	Montgomery	88	Poor	Hydroelectric	1917
Turner Shoals Dam	Polk	87	Poor	Hydroelectric	1925
Town Of Boone Water Supply Dam	Watauga	77	Poor	Water Supply	1957
Eagles Nest Lake Dam	Transylvania	75	Poor	Recreation	1977
Roanoke Rapids	Northampton	72	Poor	Hydroelectric	1955
Lake Logan Dam	Haywood	62	Poor	Other	1931
Cascade Lake Dam	Transylvania	58	Poor	Water Supply	1919
Silver Springs Dam	Jackson	58	Poor	Recreation	1994
Old Mill Lake Dam	Caldwell	53	Unsatisfactory	Other
Blanchard Lake Dam #1	Harnett	50	Poor	Recreation	1943
Ashe Lake Dam	Ashe	50	Poor	Recreation	1955
Lipham Dam	Haywood	49	Poor	Recreation	1950
Tynecastle Dam	Avery	49	Poor	Recreation	1971
Cheoah Valley Dam	Swain	48	Poor	Recreation	1956
Hogback Dam	Jackson	43	Poor	Recreation	1960
Thunder Lake Dam	Transylvania	42	Poor	Recreation	1962
Clouse Lake Dam	Yancey	42	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1978
Appalachian Ski Mountain Lake Dam	Watauga	42	Poor	Recreation	1981
Cliffside Inactive Ash Basin #5 Saddle Dam	Rutherford	42	Unsatisfactory	Other	1972
Pied Piper Dam Lower	Cherokee	41	Poor	Recreation	1975
Mountain Lake Dam	Alleghany	41	Poor	Recreation	1973
Lake Kannapolis Dam	Rowan	40	Poor	Water Supply	1940
Stackhouse Dam Upper	Madison	38	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Henry River Dam	Burke	38	Unsatisfactory	Hydroelectric	1902
Blanchard Dam #4	Harnett	37	Poor	Recreation
Marion Manufacturing Dam	McDowell	37	Poor	Recreation
Laurel Lake Dam	Rutherford	36	Poor	Recreation	2002
Lora Young Dam	Transylvania	36	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Camp Daniel Boone Lake Dam	Haywood	36	Poor	Recreation	1951
Pcs Phosphate R-7 Blend Dike	Beaufort	35	Poor	Tailings	2007
Schmehl Dam	Swain	35	Poor	Recreation
Burningtown Lake Dam	Macon	35	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1970
Baker Quarry Lake Dam	Union	35	Poor	Water Supply	1969
High Lake Dam	Caldwell	35	Poor	Water Supply	1920
Lake Junaluska Dam	Haywood	35	Poor	Recreation	1913
Pisgah Forest Farm Dam	Transylvania	35	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Shelton Lake Dam	Forsyth	34	Poor	Recreation	1955
Old Blowing Rock Water Supply Dam	Watauga	34	Poor	Water Supply	1958
Muddy Creek Dam	McDowell	34	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
Osage Lake Dam	Macon	33	Poor	Recreation	1948
Line Runner Ridge Dam	Transylvania	33	Poor	Recreation
Watson Lake Dam	Lee	32	Poor	Water Supply	1956
Brooks Lake Dam	Rutherford	32	Poor	Recreation	1950
Widenhouse Dam	Swain	31	Poor	Recreation
Hodge Dam	Jackson	31	Poor	Recreation
Upper Tanglewood Dam	Cherokee	31	Poor	Recreation	1974
Flowers Lake Dam	Catawba	31	Poor	Recreation	1973
Moonshine Mountain Rd Dam	Yancey	31	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Phillips Dam	Graham	31	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Wilson Creek Lower Dam	Macon	30	Poor	Recreation
Carpenter Lake Dam	Lincoln	30	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1958
Connelly Dam	Jackson	30	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Al Beshears Dam	Wilkes	30	Poor	Recreation
Tanglewood Forest Dam Lower	Cherokee	30	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
Quail Acres Dam	Mecklenburg	30	Poor	Recreation	1962
Sky Lake Estate Dam	Henderson	30	Poor	Recreation	1935
Fowler Lake Dam #1	Forsyth	30	Poor	Recreation
Boy Scouts Of America Dam Upper	Moore	30	Poor	Recreation	1970
Willow Lakes Estates Dam	Rutherford	29	Poor	Recreation
Town Of Sylva Water Supply Dam	Jackson	29	Poor	Water Supply	1973
Trout Lake Dam	Jackson	29	Poor	Recreation	1952
Creeson Lake Dam	Forsyth	29	Poor	Recreation
Simmons Fields Lake	Cumberland	29	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1969
Johnny Long Pond Dam	Gaston	28	Poor	Recreation	1975
Nelson Park Dam	Rutherford	27	Poor	Recreation	1981
Lake Charles Dam	Macon	27	Poor	Recreation
Cape Fear 1970 Ash Basin Dam	Chatham	27	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Martin Lake Dam	Davidson	26	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Spring Valley Dam	Orange	26	Poor	Recreation	1985
Lady Marion Dam	McDowell	26	Poor	Recreation
Benfield Dam	Caldwell	26	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1964
Girl Scout Pond Dam	Caldwell	26	Poor	Recreation
Young's Lake	Cumberland	26	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1993
Clement Dam	Caldwell	25	Poor	Recreation	1961
Holden Dam	Caldwell	25	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Landis Lake Dam	Rowan	25	Poor	Water Supply
Marshall Pond #2 Dam	Wake	25	Poor	Recreation
Mcgarry Dam	Cherokee	25	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Lake Hosea Dam	Henderson	25	Poor	Recreation	1958
Tritonia Dam	Macon	25	Poor	Recreation
Hamby Dam	Cherokee	25	Poor	Recreation
Anson County Wwtp Lower Dam (sludge Lagoon)	Anson	25	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Cardinal Club Pond Dam	Moore	25	Poor	Recreation	1955
Palmisano Dam	Macon	25	Poor	Recreation
New River Lake Dam	Watauga	25	Poor	Recreation
Hanks Dam	Jackson	24	Poor	Recreation
Sunnyside Lake Dam	Rutherford	24	Poor	Recreation	1950
Forest Lake Dam	Transylvania	24	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1968
Long Hope Club Dam	Ashe	24	Poor	Recreation
Forest Oaks Lake Dam	Guilford	24	Poor	Irrigation	1964
Camp Occoneechee Dam	Rutherford	24	Poor	Recreation	1927
Ed Wilkins Dam	Rockingham	24	Poor	Recreation	1987
Browns Lake Dam	Macon	23	Poor	Recreation
Camp Pond Dam	Wake	23	Poor	Recreation
Wildwood Mountain Dam	Macon	23	Poor	Recreation
Lott Dam	Swain	23	Poor	Recreation	1980
Cataloochee Ranch Dam	Haywood	23	Poor	Irrigation
Hideaway Mountain Lake Dam	Cherokee	23	Poor	Recreation
Conrad Lake Dam	Forsyth	23	Poor	Recreation	1945
Lake Corriher Dam	Rowan	23	Poor	Water Supply	1953
Warren Dam	Gaston	23	Poor	Recreation
Woodrow Allen Dam	Mecklenburg	23	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Mott Lake	Hoke	23	Poor	Recreation	1937
Ross Dam	Madison	22	Poor	Recreation
Coffey Dam	Caldwell	22	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Barus Dam	Burke	22	Poor	Recreation
Lewis Faw Dam	Caldwell	22	Poor	Recreation	1984
Ayers Pond Dam	Yancey	22	Poor	Recreation
Paradise Point Dam	Gaston	22	Poor	Recreation
Horseshoe Pond Dam	Lincoln	22	Poor	Recreation
Scull Lake Dam	Hoke	22	Poor	Recreation
Jones Dam	Caswell	22	Poor	Recreation
Deyton Dam	Yancey	22	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1950
Warrior Mountain Dam	Polk	22	Poor	Recreation
Kildaire Farms Dam	Wake	22	Poor	Recreation	1985
Cape Fear 1963 Ash Basin Dam	Chatham	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Boykin Lake Dam	Sampson	22	Poor	Recreation
Charles Harris Dam	Ashe	22	Unsatisfactory	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1950
Sapphire Valley Golf Course Dam	Jackson	22	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Lake Lindsay	Harnett	22	Poor	Recreation	1935
Phoenix Pond Dam	Yancey	21	Poor	Recreation
Price Pond Dam	Hoke	21	Poor	Recreation
Miry Branch Dam	Johnston	21	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Charles Dam	Cumberland	21	Poor	Water Supply	1964
Cy Purser Pond Dam	Alexander	21	Poor	Recreation
Blanchard Lake Dam #2	Harnett	21	Poor	Recreation	1953
Glossons Lake Dam #2	Davidson	21	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Thagards Lake Dam	Moore	21	Poor	Recreation	1964
White Oak Mtn. Dam #2	Polk	21	Poor	Recreation
Mcarthur Lake	Hoke	21	Poor	Recreation	1935
Woodview Lake Dam Lower	Forsyth	21	Poor	Recreation
Pinehurst National Golf Course Dam #1	Moore	21	Poor	Recreation	1989
Crabtree Lake Dam	Rutherford	20	Unsatisfactory	Other
Pine Shore Dam	Transylvania	20	Poor	Recreation
Roth Dam	Guilford	20	Poor	Recreation
Capps Pond Dam	Buncombe	20	Poor	Recreation
Welborn Dam	Guilford	20	Poor	Irrigation
Eden Lake Dam	Durham	20	Poor	Recreation	1958
Hoffner Lake Dam	Davie	20	Poor	Irrigation
Lake Glenwood Dam	Pitt	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1966
Boland Pond Dam	Haywood	20	Poor	Recreation
Siniard Upper Pond Dam	Transylvania	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Ballentine Farms Pond Dam	Wake	20	Poor	Recreation
Old Tryon Water Suppy Dam	Polk	20	Poor	Water Supply
Siler City Water Supply Dam	Chatham	20	Poor	Recreation	1953
Lewis Dam	Wake	20	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Anson County Wwtp Upper Dam (sludge Lagoon)	Anson	20	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Belmont Lake Dam	Nash	20	Poor	Recreation	1973
Robin Lake Estates Dam A	Wayne	20	Poor	Recreation
Big Muddy Lake	Scotland	20	Poor	Recreation	1937
Wolf Lake Dam	Jackson	19	Poor	Recreation
Beard Lake Dam	Randolph	19	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
Chicken Springs Dam	Rowan	19	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Fox Lake Dam	Franklin	19	Poor	Other
Frischholz Dam	Swain	19	Poor	Recreation
Franklinton Reservoir #2 Dam	Franklin	19	Poor	Water Supply	1900
6301 Grasshopper Road Dam	Wake	19	Poor	Recreation
Blowing Rock Country Club Dam	Watauga	19	Poor	Recreation	1990
Lunsford Dam	Caswell	18	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Salter Dam	Transylvania	18	Poor	Recreation
Lewis Dam	Transylvania	18	Poor	Recreation
Fisher Pond Dam	Macon	18	Poor	Recreation
Bibey Pond Dam #1	Moore	18	Poor	Irrigation
Brewer Lake Dam	Union	18	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1958
Mcneil Lake Dam	Moore	18	Poor	Recreation
Weston #1 Dam	Wake	18	Poor	Irrigation
Hinson Pond Dam	Stanly	18	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Blanchard Lake Dam #3	Harnett	18	Poor	Recreation	1953
Melva Brook Pond Lower Dam	Sampson	18	Poor	Recreation
Friendly Lake Dam	Guilford	18	Poor	Recreation	1959
Hideaway Bay Dam	Mecklenburg	18	Poor	Recreation
Old Crescent Lake Dam	Wayne	17	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Fakhoury Dam	Madison	17	Poor	Recreation
Gimlin Dam	Ashe	17	Poor	Recreation
Grasshopper Road Dam	Wake	17	Poor	Other
Sherman Lakes Lower Dam	Harnett	17	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Frady Dam	Henderson	17	Poor	Recreation
Jerry Clinard Lake Dam	Davidson	17	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Moose Pond Dam	Caldwell	17	Poor	Recreation
Emerald Lake Golf Course Dam	Union	17	Poor	Recreation	1968
Maple Lane Fish Pond Dam	Burke	17	Poor	Recreation
Cogdell Pond Dam	Wayne	16	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Harnett Metals Dam	Harnett	16	Poor	Recreation
Happy Valley Pond Dam	Bladen	16	Poor	Recreation
Peacock Dam	Wake	16	Poor	Recreation
Pringle Dam	Guilford	16	Poor	Recreation
Wall Lake Dam	Richmond	15	Poor	Recreation	1913
Coffey Pond Dam	Burke	15	Poor	Recreation
Brooks Pond Dam	Wake	15	Poor	Recreation
Panther Lake Dam	Wake	15	Poor	Recreation	1920
Weston #2 Dam	Wake	15	Poor	Irrigation
Fishers Lake Dam	Haywood	15	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1920
Simpson Lake Dam	Moore	15	Poor	Irrigation	1953
Strickland Bridge Dam	Cumberland	15	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Longleaf Golf Course Dam	Moore	15	Poor	Irrigation
Richardson Lake Dam	Randolph	15	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1951
Club Lake Dam	Macon	15	Poor	Recreation
Little Muddy Lake	Scotland	15	Poor	Recreation	1937
Hardin Dam	Haywood	14	Poor	Recreation
Crimmins Dam	Swain	14	Poor	Recreation
Mcfayden Lake	Cumberland	14	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1970
Woodhall Dam	Union	13	Poor	Recreation	2000
Lupo Lake Dam	Hoke	13	Poor	Recreation
Rick Howell Lake Dam	Iredell	13	Poor	Other
Hutaff Lake	Cumberland	13	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1971
Sherman Lakes Upper Dam	Harnett	12	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Family Worship Center Lake Dam	Scotland	12	Poor	Recreation
North Ridge Country Club Hole #13 Dam	Wake	12	Poor	Other
Mckellars Lake (upper)	Cumberland	12	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1972
Texas Pond	Cumberland	10	Poor	Recreation	1963
Chamblee Road Dam	Wake	9	Poor	Other
Cultural Center Lake Dam	Robeson	9	Poor	Recreation	1965
Cade Dam	Polk	0	Poor	Other
Drexel Farm Dam	Wake	0	Poor	Other
Woodpecker Lane Dam	Polk	0	Poor	Other
Allen Park Dam Lower	Wake	0	Unsatisfactory	Other
Allen Park Dam Upper	Wake	0	Poor	Other
Flores Dam	Wake	0	Poor	Recreation
Haithcock Heirs Dam	Orange	0	Poor	Recreation
Ray-mcgilvary Dam	Lee	0	Poor	Other
Ayers Upper Dam	Yancey	0	Poor	Other
Devore Dam	Mecklenburg	0	Poor	Other
Devore Dam #2	Mecklenburg	0	Poor	Other
Devore Dam #1	Mecklenburg	0	Poor	Other
Eddie Bateman Dr. Dam	Macon	0	Poor	Recreation
Hamilton Pond Dam	Johnston	0	Poor	Irrigation	1940
Coweeta Lake Dam	Macon	0	Poor	Other
Horton's Pond Dam	Chatham	0	Poor	Other
Wells Brothers Upper Dam	Johnston	0	Poor	Other
River Road Dam	Montgomery	0	Poor	Recreation
Pine Knoll Dam	Wake	0	Poor	Recreation
Trimont Trail Dam	Macon	0	Poor	Other

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