Dams in Richland County, South Carolina
115Total Dams
64High Hazard
10Significant
Dam Safety in Richland County, South Carolina
Richland County has 115 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 64 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 10 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 39 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Richland County is 67 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Muthig Pond Dam at 56 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 48 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Lake Carolina Dam | High | Fair | 47 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Lake Columbia Dam | High | Poor | 45 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Congaree Construction Upper Dam | High | Fair | 43 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Village Lake Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Clark Lake Dam | High | Poor | 32 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Sandhill Rec Pond Dam | High | Poor | 31 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Columbia Reservoir Dike | High | Fair | 30 | ||
| Hughes Pond Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Ascot Dam 1 | High | Fair | 26 | ||
| West Lake Farms Dam | High | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 3 | High | Fair | 26 | Other | 1963 |
| Ascot Dam 2 | High | Fair | 25 | ||
| Summit Dam 6 | High | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Oak Hills Golf Club Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Woodlake Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Sidney Bouknight Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Gwinns Pond | High | Fair | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Harbison New Town Lake | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Walden Place Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Peeler's Pond Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Summit Dam 1 | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Entrance Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Forest Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1900 |
| Arcadia Woods Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Se Community Park Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 2 | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Lower Twin Lake | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Carys Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Lincolnshire Homeowners Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Lower Spring Valley Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| North Springs Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | 1975 |
| Shimmy's Pond Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Woodcreek Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Windsor Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Other | 1965 |
| Springwood Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Moores Pond Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Harbison Floodwater Detention Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Rocky Ford Lake Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Pine Springs Lake Complex Dam 2 | High | Fair | 17 | Other | 1948 |
| Pine Springs Lake Complex Dam 1 | High | Fair | 17 | Other | 1948 |
| Capt Jims Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Old Still Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Centex Homes Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Pinewood Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lake Katherine Dam | High | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 4 | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Murray Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1930 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 5 | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Drexel Lake Dam | High | Poor | 14 | ||
| Sesqui Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Upper Windsor Lake Dam | High | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Longbranch Llc Duck Pond Dam | High | Poor | 13 | Recreation | |
| North Lake Dam | High | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Trotwood Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Sunview Lake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Other | 1949 |
| Deerlake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Park Shore Lake Dam | High | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Harmons Pond Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Allan's Mill Subdivision Pond 1 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 10 | Recreation | |
| Longbranch Llc Fish Pond Dam | High | Poor | 9 | Recreation | |
| Mirror Lake Dam | High | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Keels Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Kennedy Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Semmes Lake | Significant | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Fuller Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Mullers Lake | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Morris Pond | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Metze Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Stevenson's Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Adams Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Columbia Embankment And Canal Spillway | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 8 | Hydroelectric | 1882 |
| Muthig Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 56 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Broad River Trace Dam | Low | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1999 |
| Ben Lippen School Dam | Low | Poor | 36 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Tucker Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Brown Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 32 | Recreation | 1971 |
| International Paper Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Other | 1984 |
| Columbia International University Lower Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Recreation | |
| Smiths Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Arthur Keels Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake Ashley Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Freemans Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Scfire Academy Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Other | 1995 |
| Jordans Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Barnnets Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Nicholas Creek Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1994 |
| Happy Times Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Boyds Pond Dam | Low | 22 | Irrigation | 1963 | |
| Dys Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Coal Ash Pond Number Two | Low | Fair | 20 | Tailings | 1970 |
| Raintree Investors Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | |
| Robert L Scarborough Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | 1993 |
| Burnsides Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Messers Pond | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Upper Davis Pond | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Upper Legion Lake | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Wilson Millpond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1960 |
| M R Trotter Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | 1971 | |
| Reveres Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dupre Pond | Low | Unsatisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Westons Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Morrels Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Other | 1957 |
| Hospitals Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Goodwill Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Clarks Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Other | 1960 |
| Clarkson Pond Dam | Low | 8 | Recreation | 1965 | |
| Duffies Pond Dam | Low | 7 | Recreation | 1967 | |
| Drafts Pond Dam | Low | 7 | Recreation | 1967 | |
| Covingtons Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Pine Tree Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 17 | Other | |
| Epworth Pines Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1966 |
| Haithcock Pond Dam | Undetermined | 10 | Recreation |