94Total Dams
11High Hazard
10Significant
Dam Safety in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Chesterfield County has 94 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 11 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 10 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 50 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Chesterfield County is 69 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Pad 6 Overflow Pond Dam at 80 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Creek Wcd Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Eureka Lake Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Sandhill State Forest Dam 6 | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Lake Susan Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Rh Gandy Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Town Pond Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Water Supply | 1940 |
| Kirkleys Pond Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Kirkley Small Pond Dam | High | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Chatham Lake Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Teals Pond Dam | High | Poor | 15 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| King Millpond Dam | High | Poor | 13 | Other | 1900 |
| Lake Terry Dam | Significant | Fair | 41 | Water Supply | 1976 |
| Jefferson Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 25 | Water Supply | 1995 |
| Bridlewood Lower Dam | Significant | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Sexton Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Sowells Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Sowell Dam | Significant | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Meeting House Pond Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Knight Millpond Dam | Significant | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1800 |
| Camp Coker Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Blackwell Millpond Dam | Significant | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Pad 6 Overflow Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 80 | Other | 1990 |
| Hanson Aggregates Brewer Upper Dam | Low | Fair | 53 | Tailings | 1999 |
| Brewer Gold Company Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 44 | Debris Control | 1987 |
| Jordan Tailings Dam | Low | Fair | 43 | Tailings | |
| Brewer Pad 6 Emergency Pond | Low | Poor | 36 | Other | |
| Lc Reid Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Rivers Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Tuckers Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Griggs Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Hendricks Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Mcleod Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Lakewind Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Eva Howle Dixon Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Mays Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Martin Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Brown Springs Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| C. S. Lake 16 Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Honker Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Sullivan Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Leaird Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Leaird Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lee Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Middendorf Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lake Bee Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| C. S. Pool K Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Rogers Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Edwards/kendall Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Mclean Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Oxpen Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Harmon Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hurst Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Mcbride Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lear Pond Road Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | ||
| Metcalf Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Crawford Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Campbell Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Development Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1962 |
| C. S. Pool J Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Streater Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Jordan Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Teal Millpond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Evans/miller Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| Morrison Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Hunter Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Woodward Mill Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Cheraw State Park Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Graves Millpond Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1940 |
| C. S. Pool L Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Hershey Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1930 |
| C. S. Lake 12 Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Phillips Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1965 |
| C. S. Pool G Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Robeson Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Park Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Martin Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1945 |
| C. S. Pool H Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1963 |
| C. S. Lake 17 Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Scott Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Clyde Laney Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Rogers Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Mount Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Willis Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1960 |
| C. S. Pool D Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Thomas Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Sandhill State Park Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Wilkes Millpond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | |
| Gw Plyler Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Cynthia Laney Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Sycamore Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Eskridge Pond Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Douglas Millpond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Douglas Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Bridlewood Upper Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1977 |