Dams in York County, South Carolina
71Total Dams
28High Hazard
8Significant
Dam Safety in York County, South Carolina
York County has 71 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 28 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 8 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 27 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in York County is 65 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Wylie at 119 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie | High | Satisfactory | 119 | Hydroelectric | 1925 |
| Fishing Creek Wcd Dam 2 | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Caldwell Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 43 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Fishing Creek Wcd Dam 1 | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Lake Patricia Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Recreation | 1942 |
| Kingsley Clear Springs Dam | High | Fair | 37 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Heritage Lake Dam | High | Poor | 34 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Fishing Creek Wcd Dam 50 | High | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Fishing Creek Wcd Dam 4 | High | Fair | 34 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Mccorkle Pond Dam | High | Fair | 31 | Recreation | |
| Kaiser Dam | High | Not Rated | 29 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Marshall Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lake Charlotte Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Byrds Lawn And Lands Inc Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Adams Pond Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Joe Daves Dam | High | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Mountain Laurel Lake Lower Dam | High | Not Rated | 24 | ||
| Gibson Pond Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Lower York Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Water Supply | 1926 |
| Belton Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Forest Lake Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Upper York Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Water Supply | 1926 |
| Lake Elliott Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Williams Pond Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Mountain Laurel Lake Upper Dam | High | Not Rated | 16 | ||
| Joe Daves Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Orchards Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Emerald Lake Dam | High | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Kingsley Commercial Road C Pond | Significant | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2016 |
| New-indy Dam 8 | Significant | Fair | 43 | Other | |
| Ben Smith Dam | Significant | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Burkette Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Roddey Estates Dam | Significant | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Louis Simpson Dam | Significant | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Lake Albert Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| New-indy Dam 7 | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | |
| Catawba Standby Nuclear Service Water | Low | Satisfactory | 75 | Other | 1982 |
| Daves Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 58 | Recreation | 1998 |
| New-indy Dam 6 | Low | Fair | 50 | Other | 1978 |
| New-indy Dam 5 | Low | Fair | 50 | Other | 1965 |
| Robert Stuck Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 36 | Other | 1991 |
| Robert Stuck Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 35 | Other | 1991 |
| Richard Meek Dam | Low | Fair | 34 | Other | 1991 |
| New-indy Dam 1 | Low | Fair | 34 | Other | 1957 |
| Thomas Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Lake York Dam | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | 1936 |
| New-indy Dam 9 | Low | 27 | Other | ||
| Lake Frances Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Stoneridge Lakes Dam 2 | Low | 27 | Recreation | ||
| Arthur Neely Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Springland Inc Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| Aycock Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Ford Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Warlick Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Spring Lake Country Club Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Catawba Newsprint Co Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1955 |
| York County Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Lake Crandall Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Lake Haigler Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Lake Crawford Dam | Low | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Winthrop University Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | ||
| Harshaw Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 |
| James Cameron Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1959 |
| James Cameron Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1959 |
| New-indy Dam 2 | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Other | 1957 |
| New-indy Dam 3 | Low | Fair | 11 | Other | 1957 |
| New-indy Dam 4 | Low | Fair | 9 | Other | 1968 |
| Lake Carroll Dam | Undetermined | 31 | Recreation | ||
| Adelle Edmunds Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 29 | Recreation | |
| Catawba Bend Preserve Big Pond Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Catawba Bend Preserve Lower Dam | Undetermined | 13 | Recreation |