Dams in Laurens County, South Carolina
87Total Dams
13High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County has 87 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 13 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 42 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Laurens County is 53 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Rabon Creek Wcd Dam 32 at 72 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabon Creek Wcd Dam 32 | High | Fair | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Rabon Creek Wcd Dam 21 | High | Fair | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 1m | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 2 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Boyd's Millpond Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Hydroelectric | 1909 |
| Teague Lake Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 24 | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 2b | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 3 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 23 | High | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Bailey Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 8 | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 7 | High | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 4 | Significant | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| L P Pitts Dam | Significant | Fair | 34 | Other | 1979 |
| Martins Last Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Cecils Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lakeside Country Club Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | Irrigation | 1982 |
| Nabors Pond | Significant | Not Available | 25 | Water Supply | |
| Wallace Boyd Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 5 | Low | Fair | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 2 | Low | Fair | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 6b | Low | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 5 | Low | Fair | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Beaverdam-warrior Creek Wcd Dam 33 | Low | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Bailey Dam 2 | Low | Fair | 40 | Water Supply | 1968 |
| Duncan Creek Wcd Dam 10 | Low | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Wd Abercrombie Mine Dam | Low | Poor | 37 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 17 | Low | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Anderson Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hunter-williams Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Ingraham Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Hugh Gray Dam | Low | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Riddle Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 32 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 16 | Low | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Abbot Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Hedden Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Process Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Water Supply | 1971 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 6 | Low | Fair | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Edward Groves Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Larry Crenshaw Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Blackmons Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Bedenbaugh Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Small Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Carroll Thompson Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 5a | Low | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Ziegenfuss Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Coopers Large Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 1 | Low | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 4 | Low | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 14 | Low | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Parker Mims Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Stephen Orr Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Other | 1989 |
| Waterloo Partners Fish Pond | Low | Fair | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Elizabeth D Copeland Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Blakely Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Other | 1989 |
| Joe Ben Hunter Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Gibbs Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| J A Bedenbaugh Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Milliken Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | |
| Heath Copeland Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Virginia Coleman Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| J B Hunter Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Kenneth Treadway Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 13 | Low | Fair | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Little River Wcd Dam 8 | Low | Fair | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| City Of Clinton Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Bob Jones Farm Pond | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Herberts Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Nabors Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Water Supply | 1971 |
| Carlisle Oxner Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 |
| Robert Small Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Other | 1989 |
| Babb Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Davis Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Buckhead Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Other | 1958 |
| Yonce Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Martha J Beckham Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Dennon Jones Upper Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Ed Dohar Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Knights Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Dennon Jones Lower Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Hendricks Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Thomas Pellett Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Bedenbaugh Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 22 | Recreation | |
| Scurry Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Cannon Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Clinton Thornwell Pond 2 | Undetermined | Not Rated | 12 | Other |