Water Supply Dams in North Carolina

North Carolina has 127 water supply dams, of which 91 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Bee Tree Lake Dam	Buncombe	182	High	Satisfactory	1927
2	North Fork Reservoir Dam	Buncombe	134	High	Satisfactory	1954
3	Asu-norris Branch Dam	Watauga	112	High	Fair	1974
4	Moss Lake Dam	Cleveland	99	High	Poor	1973
5	Andrews Water Supply Dam	Cherokee	85	High	Fair	1986
6	Woodfin Reservoir Dam	Buncombe	81	High	Fair
7	Town Of Boone Water Supply Dam	Watauga	77	High	Poor	1957
8	Bryson City Water Supply Dam	Swain	75	High	Fair	1977
9	Cane Creek Resevoir Dam	Orange	72	High	Satisfactory	1989
10	Beech Mountain Water Supply Dam	Watauga	68	High	Fair	1987
11	Eden Presettling Impoundment Dam	Rockingham	67	High	Fair	1979
12	Hillsborough Water Supply Dam	Orange	65	High	Satisfactory	2000
13	Kings Mountain City Lake Dam #2	Cleveland	61	High	Fair	1954
14	Twitty Dam	Union	60	High	Fair	1973
15	Franklin Treatment Plant 250 Mg Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Mecklenburg	59	High	Fair	1990
16	Crystal Water Supply Pond Dam	Mitchell	59	Low	Satisfactory	2008
17	Cascade Lake Dam	Transylvania	58	High	Poor	1919
18	Lake Don T. Howell Dam	Cabarrus	55	High	Fair	1993
19	Infinity Road Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Durham	54	Significant	Satisfactory	1978
20	Cleveland Co. Sanitary District Water Storage Reservoir Dam	Cleveland	53	High	Satisfactory	2010
21	Valdese Lake Dam	Burke	50	Low	Not Rated	1935
22	Lake Fisher Dam	Cabarrus	50	High	Fair	1948
23	Mars Hill Water Supply Dam	Madison	49	High	Fair	1958
24	Black Run Creek Dam	Cabarrus	48	High	Fair	1988
25	Southern Pines Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Moore	48	High	Fair	2012
26	Albemarle Dam	Cleveland	47	High	Fair	1951
27	Spruce Pine Water Supply Dam #1	Mitchell	47	High	Satisfactory
28	John Bunch Lake Dam	Randolph	47	High	Fair	1942
29	Troublesome Creek Dam	Rockingham	47	High	Fair	1974
30	Black Mountain Reservoir Dam	Buncombe	46	High	Satisfactory
31	Lincoln Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Lincoln	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1994
32	Ramseur Water Supply Dam	Randolph	45	High	Fair
33	Arrowood Lake Dam	Gaston	44	High	Fair	1955
34	Lake Thom-a-lex Dam	Davidson	43	High	Fair	1957
35	Franklin Treatment Plant Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Mecklenburg	42	High	Fair	2011
36	E.m. Johnson Water Plant B Dam	Wake	42	High	Satisfactory
37	Swann Water Treatment Plant Rwr Dam #1 (aka Nw)	Forsyth	41	High	Fair	2003
38	Yadkinville Wtp Reservoir Dam	Yadkin	41	High	Fair	2009
39	Back Creek Reservoir Dam	Alamance	40	High	Fair	1991
40	Winston Lake Dam	Forsyth	40	High	Fair	1919
41	Lake Orange Dam	Orange	40	High	Satisfactory	1969
42	Lake Kannapolis Dam	Rowan	40	High	Poor	1940
43	Tuckertown Wtp Dam	Stanly	40	Low	Satisfactory	1990
44	Lake Johnson Dam	Wake	40	High	Satisfactory	1914
45	E.m. Johnson Water Plant A Dam	Wake	40	High	Satisfactory
46	University Lake Dam	Orange	39	High	Satisfactory	1932
47	Swann Water Treatment Plant Rwr Dam #1 (aka Nw)	Forsyth	38	High	Fair	2004
48	Statesville Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Iredell	37	High	Fair	1973
49	Jonesville Raw Water Dam	Yadkin	37	Low	Not Rated	1983
50	Henredon Lake Dam	Burke	36	Low	Satisfactory	1979
51	Kings Mountain Lake Dam #1	Cleveland	36	High	Fair	1929
52	Lake Devin Dam	Granville	36	High	Fair
53	High Lake Dam	Caldwell	35	High	Poor	1920
54	Walker Lake Dam	Forsyth	35	Low	Not Rated	1952
55	Lake Michael Dam	Orange	35	High	Fair	1952
56	Baker Quarry Lake Dam	Union	35	High	Poor	1969
57	Ben Webber Lake Dam	Gaston	34	High	Fair	1982
58	Old Blowing Rock Water Supply Dam	Watauga	34	High	Poor	1958
59	Lake Coffey Dam	Watauga	33	Low	Not Rated	1968
60	Watson Lake Dam	Lee	32	High	Poor	1956
61	Morganton Watershed Dam	Burke	31	High	Fair	1939
62	Long Lake Dam	Stanly	31	High	Satisfactory	1915
63	Sanford Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Lee	30	High	Fair	1993
64	Ellis Crossroads Raw Water Reservoir Dam #2	Rowan	30	High	Satisfactory
65	Big Pond	Stanly	30	Significant	Not Available
66	Ayscue Lake Dam	Vance	30	Low	Fair	1970
67	Town Of Sylva Water Supply Dam	Jackson	29	High	Poor	1973
68	Greenville Utilities Commision Dam	Pitt	29	High	Fair	1985
69	Reidsville Quarry Lake Dam	Rockingham	29	Low	Not Rated	1973
70	Lexington Storage Reservoir Dam	Davidson	28	High	Fair	1934
71	Harnett County Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Harnett	28	High	Fair	1997
72	Spruce Pine Water Supply Dam #2	Mitchell	28	High	Satisfactory	1973
73	Murray Corriher Dam #2	Rowan	28	Low	Not Rated	1978
74	Lenoir Water Supply Dam	Caldwell	27	High		1924
75	Hoechst Celanese Dam	Cleveland	27	Significant	Fair
76	Neuse Regional Water Treatment Plant Dam	Lenoir	27	Significant	Fair	2008
77	Hedrick Sand & Gravel Lake Dam	Anson	25	Low	Fair	1924
78	Newton City Lake Dam	Catawba	25	High	Fair	1936
79	Old Fort Water Supply Dam	McDowell	25	Significant	Satisfactory
80	Robbins Raw Water Reservoir Dam	Moore	25	Low	Fair	1980
81	Landis Lake Dam	Rowan	25	High	Poor
82	Landis Water Reservoir Dam	Rowan	25	High	Fair	1955
83	Doggett Reservoir Dam	Surry	25	High	Fair
84	Martin Marietta Maiden Quarry Dam	Catawba	24	High	Fair	1998
85	Deering Milliken Dam	Polk	24	Significant	Not Rated
86	Cabarrus Country Club Lake Dam B	Cabarrus	23	High	Fair
87	Buffalo Lake Dam	Guilford	23	High	Fair	1922
88	Mckinney Lake Dam	Richmond	23	Significant	Satisfactory	1939
89	Lake Corriher Dam	Rowan	23	High	Poor	1953
90	Steele Millpond Dam	Richmond	22	Low	Not Rated	1896
91	Lake Charles Dam	Cumberland	21	High	Poor	1964
92	White Oak Lake Dam	Guilford	21	Low	Not Rated	1900
93	Kernersville Water Supply Dam	Forsyth	20	High	Fair	1952
94	Bessemer City Water Treatment Reservoir Dam	Gaston	20	High	Fair
95	Carthage Pond Dam #1	Moore	20	Low	Fair	1945
96	Southern Pines #1 Lagoon Dam	Moore	20	High	Fair	1984
97	Old Tryon Water Suppy Dam	Polk	20	High	Poor
98	Stump Lake Dam	Stanly	20	Low	Not Rated	1964
99	Buckhorn Lake Dam	Wilson	20	High	Fair
100	Lake Wilson Dam	Wilson	20	High	Fair	1960

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