Recreation Dams in North Carolina

North Carolina has 2087 recreation dams, of which 948 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Randleman Dam	Randolph	102	High	Fair	2002
2	Reynolds Lake Dam	Surry	100	High	Fair	1936
3	Lake Auman Dam	Moore	93	High	Fair	1979
4	Ticoa Lake Dam	Transylvania	90	High	Fair	1974
5	Deer Park Lake Dam	Mitchell	81	Significant	Fair
6	Lake Butner Dam	Granville	80	High	Fair
7	Sagar Lower Dam	Transylvania	80	High	Satisfactory
8	Mission Ready Dam	Graham	76	High	Fair
9	Big Warrior Creek Dam	Wilkes	76	High	Fair	2000
10	Eagles Nest Lake Dam	Transylvania	75	High	Poor	1977
11	Lake Tahoma Dam	McDowell	73	High	Satisfactory	1928
12	Yelton Dam	Rutherford	72	Significant	Fair
13	Lissara Dam	Forsyth	70	Low	Fair	2011
14	Mclendon Creek Dam	Moore	70	High	Fair	2000
15	Lake Wanteska Dam	Transylvania	70	High	Fair	1972
16	Roaring Gap Club Lake Dam	Alleghany	69	High	Fair	1927
17	Lake Hyco Dam	Person	68	High	Fair	1963
18	Headwaters Dam	Henderson	67	Significant	Satisfactory	2000
19	Shephard Lake Dam	Clay	66	Significant	Satisfactory
20	Carriage Park Dam #1	Henderson	66	High	Fair	2004
21	Indian Lake Lower Dam	Transylvania	65	High	Fair
22	Bald Mountain Lake Dam	Rutherford	60	High	Fair	1960
23	Lake Toxaway Lower Dam	Transylvania	60	High	Fair	1964
24	Hugh Chatham Hospital Dam	Surry	59	High	Fair
25	Silver Springs Dam	Jackson	58	High	Poor	1994
26	South Hyco Lake Dam	Person	58	High	Fair	1977
27	Koa Campground Dam	Wilkes	58	High	Fair	1973
28	South Mountain State Park Dam	Burke	57	High	Fair	1950
29	Fox Mountain Lake Dam	Iredell	57	Low	Fair	1955
30	Blue Star Dam Upper	Henderson	56	High	Fair
31	Seven Lakes Dam #1	Moore	56	High	Fair	1973
32	Little Mountain Aircraft Lake Dam	Catawba	55	Low	Fair	1974
33	Lake Houser Dam	Cleveland	55	Significant	Fair	1970
34	Lake Sheila Dam	Henderson	55	High	Fair	1964
35	Bsa Piedmont Council Dam #2	Rutherford	55	Significant	Fair	1981
36	Hickory Nut Upper Dam	Rutherford	55	Low	Fair
37	Oak Hollow Lake Dam	Guilford	54	High	Fair	1971
38	Seven Lakes Dam #2	Moore	54	High	Fair	1973
39	Grandfather Mountain Club Lake Dam	Avery	53	High	Fair
40	Grassy Knob Acres Dam	Polk	53	Significant	Fair
41	Green Lake Dam	Bladen	52	Low	Fair	1960
42	Lake Forest Dam	Randolph	51	Low	Not Rated
43	Ashe Lake Dam	Ashe	50	High	Poor	1955
44	Grandfather Mountain Dam	Avery	50	High	Satisfactory	1964
45	Lake Jeanette Dam	Guilford	50	High	Fair	1943
46	City Lake Dam	Guilford	50	High	Fair	1928
47	White Lake Dam	Harnett	50	High	Fair	1975
48	Blanchard Lake Dam #1	Harnett	50	High	Poor	1943
49	Robin Smith Dam	Polk	50	High	Fair	2002
50	Murray Hilton Lake Dam	Rutherford	50	High	Satisfactory	1963
51	Sapphire Lakes G & T Dam #1	Transylvania	50	High	Fair	1984
52	Tynecastle Dam	Avery	49	High	Poor	1971
53	Wells Lake Dam Upper	Cherokee	49	Low	Fair
54	Lipham Dam	Haywood	49	High	Poor	1950
55	Delorenzo Dam	Henderson	49	High	Satisfactory
56	Eagle Lake Dam	Transylvania	49	High	Satisfactory	1989
57	Trout Lake Dam	Watauga	49	High	Fair	1971
58	Camp Ridgecrest Lake Dam	Buncombe	48	High	Satisfactory
59	Little Lake Dam	Henderson	48	High	Satisfactory	2002
60	Girl Scouts Dam At Oak Springs	Iredell	48	Significant	Fair	2013
61	Lake Pinehurst Dam	Moore	48	High	Fair
62	Hickory Nut Lower Dam	Rutherford	48	Significant	Fair	1974
63	Lake Laurel Dam	Surry	48	Low	Fair
64	Cheoah Valley Dam	Swain	48	High	Poor	1956
65	Hidden Creek South Dam	Wilkes	48	Low	Not Rated	2009
66	Headwaters Dam	Ashe	47	High	Fair	2001
67	Hughes Lake Dam	Cleveland	47	High	Satisfactory
68	Melrose Mountain Dam #2	Polk	47	High	Fair	1972
69	Lake Tiaroga Dam	Transylvania	47	High	Fair
70	Buffalo Lake Dam	Harnett	46	High	Fair	1953
71	Fox Lake Dam	Sampson	46	Low	Fair	1969
72	Low Gap Wildlife Club Dam	Surry	46	High	Fair	1953
73	Lake Monroe Dam	Union	46	High	Fair	1955
74	Devils Lake Dam	Watauga	46	High	Fair	1965
75	Flat Top Mountain Lake Dam	Buncombe	45	High	Satisfactory	1957
76	Lake Montonia Dam	Cleveland	45	High	Fair	1933
77	Kennedy Lake Dam	Cleveland	45	Low	Fair	1956
78	Lake Royale Dam	Franklin	45	High	Satisfactory	1973
79	Macedonia Lake Dam	Henderson	45	High	Fair	2000
80	Vitale Orchard Dam	Macon	45	High	Fair	1965
81	University Place Dam	Mecklenburg	45	High	Fair	1985
82	Foster Lake Dam	Montgomery	45	Low	Fair	1964
83	Melrose Mountain Dam #1	Polk	45	High	Fair	1972
84	Cantrell Lake Dam	Transylvania	45	Significant	Poor	1960
85	The Wilds Dam	Transylvania	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1969
86	Laurel Lake Dam	Transylvania	45	High	Fair	1963
87	Umstead Park Lake Dam #2	Wake	45	Low	Fair	1955
88	Lake Kenilworth Dam	Buncombe	44	High	Satisfactory	1923
89	Poston Park Dam	Gaston	44	High	Fair	2010
90	Feeney Dam	Henderson	44	High	Satisfactory
91	Watauga Vista Dam	Macon	44	High	Fair	1968
92	Frith Pond Dam	Moore	44	Low	Fair
93	Seven Lakes Dam #3	Moore	44	High	Fair
94	Seven Lakes Dam #4	Moore	44	High	Fair
95	Hennessee Dam	Rutherford	44	Significant	Fair	1976
96	Chryson Lake Dam	Surry	44	Low	Not Rated
97	Echo Lake Dam	Buncombe	43	High	Satisfactory	1966
98	Leatherman Lake Dam	Catawba	43	High	Fair	1967
99	Little Mountain Farms Upper Dam	Catawba	43	Significant	Fair	2001
100	Hogback Dam	Jackson	43	High	Poor	1960

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