Dams in Calhoun County, South Carolina
104Total Dams
20High Hazard
6Significant
Dam Safety in Calhoun County, South Carolina
Calhoun County has 104 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 20 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 38 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Calhoun County is 72 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Ruckers Pond Dam at 32 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wannamakers Upper Dam | High | Fair | 31 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Griffith Pond Dam | High | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Drawdy Pond Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Sweetwater Lake Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Wiles Pond Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Forest Smith Pond Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Edens Small Pond Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Paradise Pond Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lightizer Pond Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1942 |
| Simensen Pond Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Dorothy Rast Dam 1 | High | Fair | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Boozer Lower Pond Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Gressett Pond Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Whetstone Pond Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Lake Inspiration Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Dorothy B Rast Pond Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Speigners Pond Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Peter Buyck's House Pond Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Rileys Pond Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1885 |
| Derrenbacher Pond Dam | High | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Shirer Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Smoke Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Falls Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Rast Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Houck Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Struckman Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Ruckers Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Jl Wannamaker Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Mizell/keller Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Bickley Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Recreation | |
| Jl Wannamaker Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Bensons Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Shehane Cabin Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Calmont Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Thelma Hill Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Wienges Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Hane Big Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| Strickland Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Reid House Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Furtick Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Buyck Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Fogle-moorer Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Hane Little Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Otts Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Santee Lakes Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Spigner Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Santee Lakes Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1996 |
| Dietrich Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Perkins Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Hills No2 Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Baker Mill Lake | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Williams Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Strawberry Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Marion Campbell Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1975 |
| R E Rast Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Morefield Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Edwards Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Polin Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Crider Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Staley Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Sikes Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Geigers Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Richard Rast Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Inabinet Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Carolina Eastman Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | 1974 |
| Lipscomb Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Willie Rucker Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Wk Chastain Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Lucile Wannamaker Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Brady Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Perrow Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| Beckham Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Moss Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Holman Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Jessie Rast Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Bill Campbell Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Sikes Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lackland Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Shannon Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| St Matthews Wastewater Efluent Storage Basin | Low | 14 | Other | ||
| Bobby Gressette Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Moss Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1929 |
| Camp Daniels Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Green Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | |
| Taylor Pond Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Redmond Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| George Rast Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Taylor Pond Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Sulton Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Evans Pond Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Gadden Pond Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Em Smith Pond Dam | Undetermined | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Evans Pond Dam 2 | Undetermined | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| A S Smoak Pond Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Gaynen Pond Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Way Pond Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 19 | Recreation | |
| Brakefield Pond Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Hungerpillar Dam | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Evans Pond Dam 1 | Undetermined | Poor | 13 | Recreation | |
| Salley Pond 2 Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| St Matthews Wstwtr Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 12 | Other | |
| St Matthews Wst Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 10 | Other | |
| Bull Pond Dam | Undetermined | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Salley Pond 1 Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 9 | Recreation |