47Total Dams
22High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County has 47 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 22 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Surry County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Reynolds Lake Dam at 100 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Lake Dam | High | Fair | 100 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Stewarts Creek Ws Dam #1a | High | Fair | 91 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Hugh Chatham Hospital Dam | High | Fair | 59 | Recreation | |
| Low Gap Wildlife Club Dam | High | Fair | 46 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Green Hill Lake Dam | High | Fair | 42 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Gammons Dam | High | Not assessed | 40 | Irrigation | |
| W. Reynolds Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | |
| Shopshire Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Mount Airy City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Debris Control | 1911 |
| Klondike Farm Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Cedar Brook Lake Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | |
| Jordon Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Doggett Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Water Supply | |
| Scott-harris Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Irrigation | 1991 |
| Blue Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Alberty Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Elkin Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Water Supply | |
| Carpenter Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Simpson Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Willowbrook Carp Lake Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Town of Pilot Mountain Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Water Supply | |
| Allred Mill Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Johnson Swine Waste Lagoon Dam | Significant | Fair | 41 | Other | 1996 |
| Raven Knob Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 40 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lowe Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Big Hickory Pond a Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 53 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2004 |
| Big Hickory Pond B Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 49 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2003 |
| Lake Laurel Dam | Low | Fair | 48 | Recreation | |
| Chryson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Recreation | |
| Fairview Wildlife Club Dam | Low | Fair | 43 | Recreation | |
| Love Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Hawks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| River Mont Dam | Low | Fair | 32 | Irrigation | |
| Holyfield Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Hughes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Gillespie Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Simmons & Jones Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Dunbar Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Lovill Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Deer Pond Ltd. Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Mills Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Poindexter Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| C.l. White Swine Lagoon Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Other | |
| Pell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ararat Rock Products Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | |
| George Royall Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| C. L. White Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1982 |