High Risk Dams in South Carolina

South Carolina has 156 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 644 high hazard dams in South Carolina, 156 (24%) have concerning condition ratings — 142 rated poor and 14 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Lake Lanier Dam	Greenville	55	Poor	Recreation	1923
Chattooga Lake Dam	Oconee	55	Poor	Recreation	1954
Silver Lake Dam	Spartanburg	52	Poor	Recreation	1948
Finleys Lake Dam	Pickens	48	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Weston Lake	Richland	48	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1971
Parkins Lake Dam	Greenville	45	Poor	Recreation	1953
Lake Columbia Dam	Richland	45	Poor	Irrigation	1963
Jb Tankersley Pond Dam	Greenville	43	Poor	Recreation	1954
Caldwell Lake Dam	York	43	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1963
Curltail Dam	Greenwood	41	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1993
Upper Golden Hills Dam	Lexington	40	Poor	Recreation
Ranken Pond Dam	Anderson	40	Poor	Recreation	1949
Greenwood West Pond Dam	Abbeville	37	Poor	Recreation	1989
Heritage Lake Dam	York	34	Poor	Recreation	1980
Fogle Dam 1	Orangeburg	34	Poor	Recreation	1961
Dickerson Fishing Lake	Oconee	33	Poor	Recreation
Tb Pierce Pond Dam	Spartanburg	33	Poor	Recreation	1962
Batesburg Reservoir Dam	Lexington	32	Poor	Recreation	1935
Clark Lake Dam	Richland	32	Poor	Irrigation	1965
Sandhill Rec Pond Dam	Richland	31	Poor	Irrigation	1955
Creekside East Pond Dam	Greenwood	29	Poor	Recreation	1985
Capers Pond Dam	Edgefield	29	Poor	Other	1950
Griffith Pond Dam	Calhoun	28	Poor	Recreation	1965
Arrowhead Lake Dam	Spartanburg	28	Poor	Recreation
Shannon Lake Dam	Greenville	27	Poor	Recreation	1963
Lake Chinquapin Dam	Greenwood	27	Poor	Recreation	1960
Andrew Jackson State Park Lake	Lancaster	27	Poor	Recreation	1968
Granger Pond Dam	Orangeburg	27	Poor	Recreation	1962
Sweetwater Lake Dam	Calhoun	27	Poor	Recreation	1969
T Ragan Dam	Spartanburg	27	Poor	Recreation	1972
West Lake Farms Dam	Richland	26	Poor	Recreation	1989
Lamb Pond Dam	Aiken	26	Poor	Recreation
Anne Parks Short Branch Dam	Greenville	26	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1953
Shealy Pond Dam	Lexington	26	Poor	Recreation	1900
William Evatt Dam	Pickens	26	Poor	Recreation	1955
Chester State Park Dam	Chester	26	Poor	Recreation	1936
Eureka Lake Dam	Chesterfield	25	Poor	Recreation	1937
Flat Rock Pond Dam	Aiken	25	Poor	Other	1920
Barbara Barnette Dam	Greenwood	25	Poor	Recreation	1955
Joe Daves Dam	York	25	Poor	Recreation	1948
Chapin Park Dam	Lexington	25	Poor	Recreation	1978
Summit Dam 6	Richland	24	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Booker's Lake Dam	Oconee	24	Poor	Recreation	1948
Small Upper Mountain Lake	Chester	24	Poor	Recreation	1945
Ea Fogles Pond Dam	Orangeburg	24	Poor	Recreation	1950
Moss Grove Plantation Dam 1	Berkeley	24	Poor	Recreation	1965
Livingstons Lake Dam	Orangeburg	23	Poor	Recreation	1954
Woodlake Dam	Richland	23	Poor	Recreation	1987
Whiteford Lake Dam	Lexington	23	Poor	Recreation	1989
Lower York Reservoir Dam	York	23	Poor	Water Supply	1926
James A Thompson Dam 1	Chester	23	Poor	Recreation	1950
Forest Lake Dam	York	23	Poor	Recreation	1955
Paradise Pond Dam	Calhoun	23	Poor	Recreation	1970
Lower Santee Shores Dam	Orangeburg	23	Poor	Recreation	1964
G Lanford Pond Dam	Spartanburg	23	Poor	Recreation	1955
Gramling Pond 1 Dam	Spartanburg	23	Poor	Irrigation	1971
Sudlow Lake Dam	Aiken	23	Poor	Recreation	1915
Nine Times Dam	Pickens	22	Poor	Recreation	1990
Lightizer Pond Dam	Calhoun	22	Poor	Recreation	1942
Moon Lake Dam	Greenville	22	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
Arcadia Woods Lake Dam	Richland	22	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1937
Tifton Drive East Dam	Greenwood	22	Poor	Recreation
Parris Bridge Road Dam	Spartanburg	21	Poor	Recreation
Smoak Pond Dam	Orangeburg	21	Poor	Recreation
Little Coldstream Dam	Lexington	21	Poor	Recreation	1940
Town Pond Dam	Chesterfield	20	Poor	Water Supply	1940
Lincolnshire Homeowners Dam	Richland	20	Poor	Recreation	1956
Upper York Reservoir Dam	York	20	Poor	Water Supply	1926
Large Upper Mountain Lake	Chester	20	Poor	Recreation	1945
Barnwell State Park Lower Dam	Barnwell	20	Poor	Other	1950
Charlotte Bourne Dam	Marlboro	20	Poor	Recreation	1950
E Cauldwell Pond Dam	Spartanburg	20	Poor	Recreation	1952
Shimmy's Pond Dam	Richland	20	Poor	Recreation
J R Darragh Dam 1	Greenwood	20	Poor	Recreation	1956
Kirkley Small Pond Dam	Chesterfield	19	Poor	Recreation	1969
Edgar A Brown Lake Dam	Barnwell	19	Poor	Recreation	1964
Sutcliffe Pond Dam	Orangeburg	19	Poor	Recreation
Herlongs Pond Dam	Saluda	19	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1962
Upper Sunny Hill Pond Dam	Kershaw	19	Poor	Recreation	1969
Springwood Lake Dam	Richland	19	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1954
Don Taylor Dam	Kershaw	19	Poor	Recreation	1972
Ray Campbell Dam	Aiken	19	Poor	Recreation	1968
Lake Wallace Dam	Marlboro	19	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1955
Lake Princeton Dam	Lexington	18	Poor	Recreation
Neels Pond	Newberry	18	Poor	Recreation	1955
Gressettes Pond Dam	Orangeburg	18	Poor	Recreation	1952
Burnt Factory Pond Dam	Marlboro	18	Poor	Other	1836
Moores Pond Dam	Richland	18	Poor	Irrigation	1968
R Milliken Pond 1 Dam	Spartanburg	18	Poor	Recreation	1955
Second Millpond Dam	Sumter	17	Poor	Recreation	1900
Bruce Lake Dam	Greenville	17	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1948
Gressett Pond Dam	Calhoun	17	Poor	Recreation	1958
Chatham Lake Dam	Chesterfield	17	Poor	Recreation	1978
Harbison Floodwater Detention Dam	Richland	17	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1983
Edna Yon Dam	Aiken	17	Poor	Recreation	1962
Lake Pauline Dam	Lexington	17	Poor	Recreation	1910
Fort Pond Dam	Lexington	17	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1910
Capers Millpond Dam	Aiken	16	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1931
Morange Pond Dam	Lexington	16	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1935
Norris Dam	Darlington	16	Poor	Recreation	1958
Hermitage Mill Pond Dam	Kershaw	16	Poor	Recreation	1935
Speigners Pond Dam	Calhoun	16	Poor	Recreation	1958
Peter Buyck's House Pond Dam	Calhoun	16	Poor	Recreation	1960
Allsbrook Pond Dam	Horry	16	Poor	Recreation	1955
Barnetts Pond Dam	Sumter	16	Poor	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Lake Satoko Dam	Berkeley	16	Poor	Recreation	1973
Sturm Dam	Aiken	16	Poor	Recreation	1972
Pinewood Lake Dam	Richland	15	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1900
Eugene And Michele Miller Dam	Orangeburg	15	Poor	Recreation	1930
Folks Lower Pond Dam	Barnwell	15	Poor	Recreation	1955
Lake Florence Dam	Aiken	15	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1960
W B Manuel Dam	Allendale	15	Poor	Irrigation
Teals Pond Dam	Chesterfield	15	Poor	Irrigation	1947
Glenn Pond Dam 2	Anderson	15	Poor	Recreation	1966
Drexel Lake Dam	Richland	14	Poor
Ruesch Pond Dam	Orangeburg	14	Poor	Recreation	1962
Livingstons Pond Dam	Orangeburg	14	Poor	Recreation	1964
Whaley Pond Dam	Berkeley	14	Poor	Recreation	1975
Upper Windsor Lake Dam	Richland	14	Poor	Recreation	1965
Moss Grove Plantation Dam	Berkeley	14	Poor	Recreation	1988
Brady Porth Dam	Lexington	13	Poor	Irrigation
Praters Pond Dam	Orangeburg	13	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1965
Folks Upper Pond Dam	Barnwell	13	Poor	Recreation	1962
King Millpond Dam	Chesterfield	13	Poor	Other	1900
Longbranch Llc Duck Pond Dam	Richland	13	Poor	Recreation
Adams Millpond Dam	Kershaw	13	Poor	Recreation	1890
Driggers Pond Dam	Marlboro	13	Poor	Recreation	1966
Denny Pond Dam	Lee	12	Poor	Recreation	1957
James A Thompson Dam 2	Chester	12	Poor	Recreation	1950
Becker Pond Dam	Marlboro	12	Poor	Debris Control	1950
Northside Country Club Dam	Orangeburg	12	Poor	Recreation	1960
Derrenbacher Pond Dam	Calhoun	12	Poor	Recreation	1965
Charles Luthers Dam	Darlington	12	Poor	Other	1900
Doggish Pond Dam	Edgefield	12	Poor	Recreation
Beaufort-jasper Water Sewer Authority Dam 1	Jasper	11	Poor
Bullards Millpond Dam	Marlboro	11	Poor	Recreation
Woodrow Smith Dam	Horry	11	Poor	Recreation	1950
Laurel Meadows Drive Dam	Lexington	11	Poor	Recreation
John Ballentine Dam	Berkeley	11	Poor	Recreation	1970
Silver Lake Dam	Lexington	11	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1938
Barr Lake Dam	Lexington	11	Poor	Recreation	1900
Kimberton Avenue Dam	Berkeley	11	Poor	Recreation
Mcgrady Dam	Colleton	10	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Dubose Pond Dam	Sumter	10	Poor	Recreation	1955
Martin Duck Pond Dam	Horry	10	Poor	Recreation	1960
Allan's Mill Subdivision Pond 1 Dam	Richland	10	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Coastal Timber Co Dam	Horry	9	Poor	Recreation	1970
Longbranch Llc Fish Pond Dam	Richland	9	Poor	Recreation
Barnwell State Park Upper Dam	Barnwell	9	Poor	Recreation
Mirror Lake Dam	Richland	9	Poor	Recreation	1940
Spiveys Millpond Dam	Dillon	8	Poor	Recreation	1810
Grants Millpond Dam	Marlboro	7	Poor	Other	1950
Baxley 501 Pond Dam	Marion	7	Poor	Recreation	1953
Beaverdam Millpond Dam	Darlington	7	Poor	Other	1800
Canal Industries Pond Dam	Florence	6	Poor	Recreation	1965
Huffstetler Pond Dam	Lexington	5	Unsatisfactory	Recreation

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