List of dam removals in North Carolina

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The 2010 removal of the Dillsboro Dam from the Tuckasegee River in Dillsboro Trackhoe notches into the dam (6967458663).jpg
The 2010 removal of the Dillsboro Dam from the Tuckasegee River in Dillsboro

This is a list of dams in North Carolina that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Contents

Completed removals

Dam [1] HeightYear removedLocationWatercourseWatershed
Lower Big Hungry Dam40 ft (12 m)2015 Henderson
35°17′35″N82°21′21″W / 35.2931°N 82.3558°W / 35.2931; -82.3558 (Lower Big Hungry Dam)
Hungry River Broad River
Buckhorn Dam2010 Sanford
35°31′53″N78°58′32″W / 35.5314°N 78.9755°W / 35.5314; -78.9755 (Buckhorn Dam)
Buckhorn Creek Cape Fear River
Harnett Metals Dam16 ft (4.9 m)1999 Harnett County
35°13′17″N78°56′43″W / 35.2215°N 78.9453°W / 35.2215; -78.9453 (Harnett Metals Dam)
Tributary to Jumping Run Creek
Phillips Creek Dam19 ft (5.8 m)2014 Bladen County
34°44′20″N78°45′06″W / 34.7389°N 78.7516°W / 34.7389; -78.7516 (Phillips Creek Dam)
Philips Creek
Windermere Dam20 ft (6.1 m) Mecklenburg County
35°05′28″N80°48′47″W / 35.091°N 80.813°W / 35.091; -80.813 (Windermere Dam)
Tributary to McAlpine Creek Catawba River
Shuford Mill Dam35 ft (11 m)2016 Brookford
35°42′05″N81°20′51″W / 35.7013°N 81.3474°W / 35.7013; -81.3474 (Shuford Mill Dam)
Henry Fork River
Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam)26 ft (7.9 m)2004 Gaston County
35°20′30″N81°06′56″W / 35.3417°N 81.1156°W / 35.3417; -81.1156 (Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam))
Tributary to Mauney Creek
Walker Pond Dam16 ft (4.9 m)2006 Burke County
35°42′57″N81°43′33″W / 35.7157°N 81.7258°W / 35.7157; -81.7258 (Walker Pond Dam)
Tributary to Bailey Fork
Lady Marion Dam26 ft (7.9 m)2019 McDowell County
35°41′38″N82°01′32″W / 35.6939°N 82.0256°W / 35.6939; -82.0256 (Lady Marion Dam)
Garden Creek
Carbonton Dam2005 Carbonton
35°31′11″N79°20′50″W / 35.5198°N 79.3471°W / 35.5198; -79.3471 (Carbonton Dam)
Deep River Deep River
Deep River Farm Dam20 ft (6.1 m) Guilford County
36°02′13″N79°57′08″W / 36.0369°N 79.9521°W / 36.0369; -79.9521 (Deep River Farm Dam)
Tributary to East Fork Deep River
Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam)25 ft (7.6 m)2018 Chatham County
35°38′08″N79°12′40″W / 35.6356°N 79.2111°W / 35.6356; -79.2111 (Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam))
Rocky River
Rush Mountain Dam15 ft (4.6 m)2017 Henderson
35°14′45″N82°28′13″W / 35.2459°N 82.4702°W / 35.2459; -82.4702 (Rush Mountain Dam)
Greer Creek French Broad River
Lake Craig Dam20 ft (6.1 m)1952 Buncombe County
35°34′55″N82°29′36″W / 35.5819°N 82.4932°W / 35.5819; -82.4932 (Lake Craig Dam)
Swannanoa River
Granite Mill Dam2 ft (0.61 m)2016 Haw River
36°05′26″N79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam)
Haw River Haw River
Granite Mill Dam 22016 Haw River
36°05′26″N79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 2)
Granite Mill Dam 32016 Haw River
36°05′26″N79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 3)
Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam)3.5 ft (1.1 m)2013 Swepsonville
36°01′26″N79°21′59″W / 36.0239°N 79.3663°W / 36.0239; -79.3663 (Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam))
White Oak Lake Dam21 ft (6.4 m) Guilford County
36°06′31″N79°46′02″W / 36.1085°N 79.7671°W / 36.1085; -79.7671 (White Oak Lake Dam)
Tributary to North Buffalo Creek
A D W Dam11 ft (3.4 m) Guilford County
36°02′42″N79°49′59″W / 36.045°N 79.833°W / 36.045; -79.833 (A D W Dam)
Tributary to South Buffalo Creek
Shuler Creek Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2020 Cherokee County
35°10′52″N84°17′27″W / 35.181°N 84.2908°W / 35.181; -84.2908 (Shuler Creek Dam)
Shuler Creek Hiwassee River
Little Buck Creek Pond Dam30 ft (9.1 m)2016 Clay County
35°03′38″N83°34′18″W / 35.0605°N 83.5718°W / 35.0605; -83.5718 (Little Buck Creek Pond Dam)
Little Tennessee River Little Tennessee River
Forney Ridge Dam1988 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
35°31′16″N83°32′34″W / 35.5211°N 83.5429°W / 35.5211; -83.5429 (Forney Ridge Dam)
Forney Creek
Dillsboro Dam12 ft (3.7 m)2010 Dillsboro
35°21′59″N83°15′00″W / 35.3665°N 83.25°W / 35.3665; -83.25 (Dillsboro Dam)
Tuckasegee River
Santeetlah Fish Barrier8 ft (2.4 m)2016 Graham County
35°22′00″N83°54′55″W / 35.3668°N 83.9153°W / 35.3668; -83.9153 (Santeetlah Fish Barrier)
Santeetlah Creek
Eno Dam2007 Orange County
36°02′50″N79°00′39″W / 36.0473°N 79.0109°W / 36.0473; -79.0109 (Eno Dam)
Eno River Neuse River
Ailey Young Park Dam2019 Wake Forest
35°58′51″N78°29′46″W / 35.9808°N 78.4961°W / 35.9808; -78.4961 (Ailey Young Park Dam)
Tributary to Dunn Creek
Cherry Hospital Dam7 ft (2.1 m)1998 Goldsboro
35°23′30″N78°01′34″W / 35.3916°N 78.0261°W / 35.3916; -78.0261 (Cherry Hospital Dam)
Little River
Lowell Dam10 ft (3.0 m)2006 Kenly
35°33′58″N78°09′37″W / 35.566°N 78.1602°W / 35.566; -78.1602 (Lowell Dam)
Rains Mill Dam1999 Princeton
35°28′56″N78°08′37″W / 35.4822°N 78.1437°W / 35.4822; -78.1437 (Rains Mill Dam)
Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam)19 ft (5.8 m)2002 Wake County
35°46′40″N78°26′28″W / 35.7777°N 78.4411°W / 35.7777; -78.4411 (Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam))
Marks Creek
Crantock Mill Dam10 ft (3.0 m)2008 Smithfield
35°31′22″N78°28′00″W / 35.5227°N 78.4668°W / 35.5227; -78.4668 (Crantock Mill Dam)
Middle Creek
Milburnie Dam15 ft (4.6 m)2017 Wake County
35°48′01″N78°32′23″W / 35.8004°N 78.5396°W / 35.8004; -78.5396 (Milburnie Dam)
Neuse River
Quaker Neck Dam7 ft (2.1 m)1998 Wayne County
35°22′01″N78°04′59″W / 35.367°N 78.083°W / 35.367; -78.083 (Quaker Neck Dam)
Payne Branch Dam20 ft (6.1 m)2020 Watauga County
36°11′03″N81°39′08″W / 36.1841°N 81.6523°W / 36.1841; -81.6523 (Payne Branch Dam)
Middle Fork South Fork New River New River
Cane River Dam45 ft (14 m)2016 Burnsville
35°54′14″N82°19′55″W / 35.9039°N 82.3319°W / 35.9039; -82.3319 (Cane River Dam)
Cane River Nolichucky River
Plumtree Dam1993 Avery County
36°01′33″N82°00′34″W / 36.0258°N 82.0095°W / 36.0258; -82.0095 (Plumtree Dam)
North Toe River
Altapass Dam2010 Pisgah National Forest
35°53′19″N81°59′11″W / 35.8886°N 81.9863°W / 35.8886; -81.9863 (Altapass Dam)
Roses Creek
Spruce Pine Dam10 ft (3.0 m)2009 Spruce Pine
35°55′23″N82°05′19″W / 35.923°N 82.0887°W / 35.923; -82.0887 (Spruce Pine Dam)
Toe River
Old Troy Dam No. 22013 Montgomery County
35°23′15″N79°52′05″W / 35.3874°N 79.8681°W / 35.3874; -79.8681 (Old Troy Dam No. 2)
Densons Creek Pee Dee River
Troy Dam No. 16 ft (1.8 m)2012 Troy
35°23′14″N79°52′05″W / 35.3872°N 79.868°W / 35.3872; -79.868 (Troy Dam No. 1)
Densons Creek
Chandlers Dynamo Dam5 ft (1.5 m)2012 Troy
35°22′05″N79°50′17″W / 35.368°N 79.838°W / 35.368; -79.838 (Chandlers Dynamo Dam)
Little River
Smitherman's Dam12 ft (3.7 m)2013 Troy
35°20′37″N79°51′11″W / 35.3437°N 79.853°W / 35.3437; -79.853 (Smitherman's Dam)
Baucom Lake Dam15 ft (4.6 m) Union County
35°02′28″N80°30′15″W / 35.041°N 80.5043°W / 35.041; -80.5043 (Baucom Lake Dam)
Flag Branch
Freedom Park Dam10 ft (3.0 m)2002 Norwood
35°11′38″N80°06′11″W / 35.194°N 80.1031°W / 35.194; -80.1031 (Freedom Park Dam)
Little Sugar Creek
Steele's Mill Dam15 ft (4.6 m)2009 Richmond County
34°55′10″N79°49′44″W / 34.9195°N 79.8288°W / 34.9195; -79.8288 (Steele's Mill Dam)
Hitchcock Creek
Yellow Jacket Lake Dam26 ft (7.9 m) Wilkes County
36°05′38″N81°11′42″W / 36.094°N 81.195°W / 36.094; -81.195 (Yellow Jacket Lake Dam)
Moravian Creek
Baker Dam (Miller Dam)19 ft (5.8 m) Forsyth County
36°06′54″N80°07′48″W / 36.115°N 80.13°W / 36.115; -80.13 (Baker Dam (Miller Dam))
Tributary to Smith Creek
Watts Lake Dam31 ft (9.4 m)1997 Alexander County
36°01′44″N81°08′00″W / 36.0289°N 81.1334°W / 36.0289; -81.1334 (Watts Lake Dam)
Tributary to South Yadkin River
Lassiter Mill Dam12 ft (3.7 m)2013 Randolph County
35°33′52″N79°58′23″W / 35.5644°N 79.973°W / 35.5644; -79.973 (Lassiter Mill Dam)
Uwharrie River
Hutchens Dam23 ft (7.0 m)1998 Randolph County
35°52′26″N80°00′07″W / 35.874°N 80.002°W / 35.874; -80.002 (Hutchens Dam)
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Ash Bear Pen Dam10 ft (3.0 m)1990 Blowing Rock
36°07′48″N81°46′04″W / 36.1299°N 81.7679°W / 36.1299; -81.7679 (Ash Bear Pen Dam)
Cold Prong Creek Watauga River
Yonahlossee Dam Watauga County
36°10′18″N81°42′58″W / 36.1716°N 81.7161°W / 36.1716; -81.7161 (Yonahlossee Dam)
Lance Creek
Ward Mill Dam20 ft (6.1 m)2021 Watauga County
36°14′29″N81°49′49″W / 36.2413°N 81.8304°W / 36.2413; -81.8304 (Ward Mill Dam)
Watauga River
Unnamed dam3 ft (0.91 m)2009 Watauga County Sims Creek
Umstead Dam2016 Cape Fear Basin

See also

References

  1. Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 . Retrieved August 25, 2023.