Dams in Anderson County, South Carolina
65Total Dams
27High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Anderson County, South Carolina
Anderson County has 65 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 27 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 26 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Anderson County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Ws Lee Steam Plant Secondary Ash Pond Dam at 58 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three And Twenty Creek Wcd Dam-tripp 14 | High | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Brushy Creek Wcd Dam-hopkins 11a | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Brushy Creek Wcd Dam-tripp 18 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Three And Twenty Creek Wcd Dam-jameson 5b | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Creek Wcd Dam-shorebrook 1 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Brushy Creek Wcd Dam-kraemer 16 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Broadmouth Creek Wcd Dam-247-w 9 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ranken Pond Dam | High | Poor | 40 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Anderson Pond Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Three And Twenty Creek Wcd Dam-griffis 9b | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| First Quality Tissue Asb Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Other | |
| Big Creek Wcd Dam-rentz/williams 2 | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Broadmouth Creek Wcd Dam-phillips 8 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Three And Twenty Creek Wcd Dam-robinson 15 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Upper Pelzer | High | Fair | 31 | Hydroelectric | 1881 |
| Mcgee Pond Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Other | 1957 |
| Friddle Pond A Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Other | 1979 |
| Lake Huntington Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Piedmont | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Hydroelectric | 1874 |
| Ws Lee Steam Plant Primary Ash Basin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Other | 1974 |
| Lollis Pond Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Seaton Acres Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Glenn Pond Dam 1 | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Friddle Pond B Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Other | 1973 |
| G Stevens Pond Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Other | 1967 |
| Glenn Pond Dam 2 | High | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Brushy Creek Wcd Dam-gantt 17 | High | Fair | 7 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Broadway Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 37 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Drake/stevenson Dam | Significant | Fair | 32 | Irrigation | 1995 |
| Johnny F Owens Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 30 | Other | 1991 |
| Ryan Faulkenberry Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1999 |
| Mcgee Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Mullikin Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Other | 1959 |
| Neil Richardson Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Michelin Us2 Sandy Springs Dam | Low | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Broadmouth Creek Wcd Dam-minor 4 | Low | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Broadmouth Creek Wcd Dam-newry-rice 2 | Low | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Jim Weisner Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Irrigation | 1996 |
| Simpson Station Pond Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 34 | Other | 1963 |
| Ibrahim Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Henry Webb Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Other | 1992 |
| Rbe Pond Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 30 | Other | 1964 |
| Rbe Pond Dam 3 | Low | Poor | 30 | Other | 1962 |
| Paul Boiter Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 28 | Other | 1986 |
| Strickland Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Woodson Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Stein Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Burgess Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Rice Mills Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Gro-mor Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Dr James Halford Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Jmh Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Other | 1958 |
| Simpson Station Pond Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 26 | Other | 1970 |
| Watson Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Ht Double Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Hopkins Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Other | 1962 |
| Griffin Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Other | 1972 |
| Robert Sloan Baker Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | |
| Hall Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Other | 1949 |
| Clinkscales Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Chamblee Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Ws Lee Steam Plant Secondary Ash Pond Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 58 | Other | 1975 |
| Horace Seigler Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 37 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Gillespie Smaller Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Norman Canoy Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1978 |