Dams in Wake County, North Carolina
363Total Dams
210High Hazard
73Significant
Dam Safety in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County has 363 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 210 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 73 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 41 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Wake County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Falls Lake Dam at 92 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Lake Dam | High | Not Available | 92 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #11-a | High | Satisfactory | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Shelley Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #5-a | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Fred G Bond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Lake Crabtree Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| E.m. Johnson Water Plant B Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Water Supply | |
| Lake Lynn Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Em Johnson Alum Sludge Lagoon Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Other | 1994 |
| Lake Johnson Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1914 |
| E.m. Johnson Water Plant A Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #20-a | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Bedford At Falls River Dam #1 | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Lake Wheeler Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Coachman Trail Lake Dam Upper | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | |
| Neuse River Ww Treatment Plant Equalization Basin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 2006 |
| Wake Forest Water Supply Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Wrenn Road Wwtp (aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #1 Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Other | 1988 |
| Gresham Lake Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Holding Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Coachman Trail Lake Dam Lower | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Recreation | |
| Macgregor Downs Lake Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Laurel Hills Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | |
| Springdale Estates Upper Dam | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #2 | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #18 | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Wrenn Road Wwtp (aka Garner Ww) Lagoon #2 Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Other | 1988 |
| Dunnaway Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Goodnight Dam | High | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Rowland Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Moss Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Camp Adventure Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Parker Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Springdale Estates Lower Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Massengill Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lochmere Lake Dam #2 | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Fuller Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Hasentree Golf Community Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Irrigation | 2006 |
| Lake Raleigh Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1914 |
| Stonebridge Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Hackney-gardner Pond Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Breckenridge Tract 9 & 10 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Baker Lake Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Howell Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Branaman Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ncsu Unit No. 4 Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | |
| Ammons Lake Dam Lower | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Crabtree Creek Ws Dam #1 | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Ravenwood Hoa Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Gallop Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Lake Benson Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Other | 1952 |
| Remington Park Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1987 |
| North Ridge Lake Dam Upper | High | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Crossgate Lake Dam #1 | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Eagle Ridge Golf Course Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 2002 |
| Lake Lochmere Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Bailey Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Marshall Pond #2 Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | |
| Sunset Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1923 |
| Williams-johnson Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hedingham Dam #2 | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Delta Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| State Fair H & L Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Shaw Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Hedingham Dam #1 | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Bentwinds Upper Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Camp Durant Lake Dam #2 | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Blackhawk Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | |
| North Ridge Lake Dam Lower | High | Fair | 24 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Seymour Farms Pond Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Ammons Lake Dam Upper | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Manchester Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Loch Highlands Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Camp Pond Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | |
| Seagroves Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Rtp South Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Meredith College Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Hart-george Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Lake Amberly Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Olde Raleigh Dam #2 | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Kildaire Farms Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Cedar Hills Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Rtp Lake W-1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1995 |
| Olde Raleigh Dam #3 | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Carolina Pines Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Apex Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Bass Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Mattox Pond Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Irrigation | |
| Haddon Hall Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Breckenridge Recreation Center Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Summer Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Symphony Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Windcrest Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Panther Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Byrd Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Betts Pond Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Watson Dam #3 | High | Fair | 20 | Other | |
| Crooked Creek Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Robertson Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Marshall Pond #1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Ballentine Farms Pond Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Alyson Pond Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Longview Lake Dam Lower | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Johnson Pond Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Lewis Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Huggins Glen Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Rtp W-5 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | 2007 | |
| Leadmine Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Eastgate Park Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ncsu Centennial Campus Farm Pond Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Audubon Parc Dam | High | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Marks Creek Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Other | |
| Burnside Drive Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Woolner Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| 6301 Grasshopper Road Dam | High | Poor | 19 | Recreation | |
| Haddon Hall Upper Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Powell Tract Dam | High | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 2006 |
| St. Andrews Plantation Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Cozart Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Stonemont Pond Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Weston #1 Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | |
| Preston Crossings Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Searstone Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Landmark Apartments (tribridge) Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Milburnie Fish Club Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1913 |
| Olde Raleigh Dam #1 | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hatch Lake Dam Upper | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Jack Rigsbee Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Underwood Pond Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Mitchell Lake Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Grasshopper Road Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Other | |
| Lake Plaza Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Sutton Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Heathrow Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Barbee Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Mallard Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Riggsbee Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Peacock Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Carolina Country Club Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Jones Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Wooten Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Perimeter Park West Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| White Oak Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Brooks Pond Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| Mason Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Panther Lake Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Watkins Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Pendleton Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Partin Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Timberlake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Crossgate Dam #3 | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Weston #2 Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Art Museum Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Northshore Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Hobby Dam | High | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Longview Lake Dam Upper | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Turfgrass Lake Dam #3 | High | Fair | 15 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Rosewood Subdivision Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2008 |
| Barton Creek Road Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Underwood Dam | High | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ashton Raleigh Residential Dam #1 | High | Fair | 14 | Other | |
| Myrick Lake Dam | High | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Guilford Mills Dam | High | Fair | 13 | Other | |
| Ransdell-wake Chapel Dam | High | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Crossgate Lake Dam #2 | High | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Johnson Pond Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | |
| North Blvd Comm Center Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | |
| North Ridge Country Club Hole #13 Dam | High | Poor | 12 | Other | |
| Courtyards At Kildaire Scm Dam A | High | Satisfactory | 9 | Other | 2019 |
| Chamblee Road Dam | High | Poor | 9 | Other | |
| Coronado Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 9 | Recreation | |
| Wendell Falls Parkway Dam | High | Fair | 8 | Debris Control | |
| Bullard And Patterson Dam | High | Fair | 8 | Recreation | |
| Christie Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Wheeler Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Powell Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Drexel Farm Dam | High | Poor | 0 | Other | |
| Farthing Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Pulley Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Brinkley Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Rowland Property Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Lambert Pond Dam #2 | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Prevention Group Lake Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Allen Park Dam Lower | High | Unsatisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Allen Park Dam Upper | High | Poor | 0 | Other | |
| Grand Arbor Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Flores Dam | High | Poor | 0 | Recreation | |
| Brier Creek Village Center Dam | High | Not Rated | 0 | Recreation | |
| Trilogy Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Irrigation | |
| Preston Crossings Dam #2 | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Stonehenge Townhomes Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Del Webb Avenue Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Olive Farm Pond Dam | High | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Kera Gardens Dam | High | Not Rated | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Holly Lane Dam | High | 0 | Recreation | ||
| Allen Trust Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Cadence Meadows Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Lewis Landing Lake Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Zebulon Outdoor Storage Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Recreation | 2022 |
| Ashton Raleigh Residential Dam #2 | High | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Courtyards At Kildaire Scm Dam B | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Water Supply | 2019 |
| Highland Creek Swf #1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Silverton Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | 2000 |
| Highland Creek Swf #10 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Highland Creek Swf #2 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Pine Knoll Dam | High | Poor | 0 | Recreation | |
| Hatch Lake Dam Lower | High | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Tryon Road Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Duke Energy Garner Nta Yard Expansion Swmf #4 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Carolina Country Club Water Harvesting Pond Dam | High | Fair | 0 | Irrigation | 2013 |
| Lillian Cameron Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Edgehill Farm Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Darden Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Grey Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 25 | Recreation | |
| Sas Lower Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Anne Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Crowder Park Dam | Significant | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Day Tract Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Morton Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Laurel Hill Park Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Canterbury Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Lobinger Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Mailman Road Dam 4 | Significant | Poor | 20 | Other | |
| Pine Forest Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Charleston Village Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 20 | Other | |
| Bedford At Falls River Dam #2 | Significant | Fair | 19 | Water Supply | 2004 |
| Sunnybrook Dam | Significant | Poor | 18 | Debris Control | |
| Dutchman Downs Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| J. R. Jones Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Timberlake Dam A | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Timberlake Dam C | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Galloway Subdivision Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Joyner Farm Park Dam | Significant | 17 | Recreation | 2009 | |
| Oxford Hunt Dam | Significant | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Lakestone Village North Dam | Significant | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Lake Linda Dam | Significant | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Neuseoca Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Hendricks Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Silver Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Gupton-kirsch Dam | Significant | 15 | Recreation | 1987 | |
| Bayleaf Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| Adams Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Timberlake Dam B | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Dicken's Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Eden Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Johnson Pond Dam | Significant | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Mango Creek Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Brockton Road Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Douglas-eakley Pond Dam Upper | Significant | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Weaver Pond S/d Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Hudson Dam | Significant | 13 | Irrigation | 1987 | |
| Jefcoat Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Tennyson Place Dam | Significant | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Myra Dam | Significant | 12 | Other | 1919 | |
| Dean Ave. Dam | Significant | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Sunrise Recreation Club Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | |
| Clifton Grove Dam 4 | Significant | Fair | 11 | Debris Control | |
| Robertson's Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Clifton Grove Dam 1 | Significant | Fair | 10 | Debris Control | |
| Douglas-eakley Pond Dam Lower | Significant | 9 | Recreation | ||
| Woodard-smith Dam | Significant | 6 | Recreation | ||
| Clifton Grove Dam 3 | Significant | Fair | 6 | Debris Control | |
| Mailman Road Dam 5 | Significant | Fair | 5 | Debris Control | |
| Clifton Grove Dam 2 | Significant | Fair | 4 | Debris Control | |
| Elliott Dam #2 | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Pope Dam | Significant | Poor | 0 | Other | |
| Teresa Bedard Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Carpenter Park Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Bryan Farm Dam 1 | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Wall Store Road Dam | Significant | Poor | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lake Malinchoc Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Cleats Dam | Significant | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Wallbrook Dam | Significant | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Whitewater Drive Dam | Significant | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Rosinburg Glen Dam | Significant | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Jones Dairy Road Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Oliver Pond Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| E.m. Johnson Detention Basin Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 0 | Other | |
| Dukes Lake Road Dam | Significant | 0 | Recreation | ||
| Flemming Fields Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Flaherty Park Lower Dam | Significant | 0 | Recreation | ||
| North Pond Dam At 6601 Zebulon Road | Significant | Fair | 0 | Other | |
| Flaherty Park Upper Dam | Significant | 0 | Recreation | ||
| Shearon Harris Auxiliary Reservoir Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 55 | Other | 1979 |
| Wakefield Lake Dam #2 | Low | Satisfactory | 45 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Umstead Park Lake Dam #2 | Low | Fair | 45 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Privette Lake Dam #2 | Low | Fair | 40 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Beaverdam Creek Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Wakefield Lake Dam #1 | Low | 35 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Lake Hughes Dam | Low | Poor | 35 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Hasentree Irrigation Storage Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 2007 |
| Lake Anne Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Jackson Dam | Low | Poor | 33 | Recreation | |
| Reedy Creek Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Stillwater Landing Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| W. H. Parker Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Sidney Fish Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Martin Marietta #1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Evans Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Camp Kanata Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Privette Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Wake Stone Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Durham Wildlife Club Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Umstead Park Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Matthews Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 29 | Other | |
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Meadow Brook C.c. Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Daniel Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | |
| Falls Lake Ventures Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Adcock Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Curl Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Turf Grass Farm Dam #4 | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ncsu Farm Unit Dam #2 | Low | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Mcelven Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Weavexx Inc. Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ammons Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Possom Track Farm Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ragland Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Bagwell Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Earle Brevort Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | |
| Koonce Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ncsu Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 25 | Other | 1948 |
| Camp Kanata Lake Dam #2 | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Dix Hill Conference Center Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1948 |
| Turfgrass Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 25 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Penny Hill Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Teague Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Snyder Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ragsdale Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Ncsu Hillsborough Street Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Vaughan Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Gill Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | |
| E.o. Adams Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Lake Marsha Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Wral Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ammons Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Sanders Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Turfgrass Lake Dam #2 | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Hammond Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Akins Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Akins Lake Dam #2 | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Sam Wall Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Yates Millpond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Davidian Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Pearce Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | |
| Dover Pond Dam B | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Dover Lake Dam A | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Knightdale Estates Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | |
| Camp Durant Lake Dam #1 | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Blackley Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Shearon Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | |
| Perry Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1914 |
| Bells Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Upchurch Lane Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Poole Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Lu-tom Acres Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Angus Barn Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Lipscomb Pond Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Wake Crossroads Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Hester Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | 1940 | |
| Babcock Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Marshall's Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | 1930 | |
| South Pond Dam At 6601 Zebulon Road | Low | Poor | 0 | Other |