Dam [1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Lower Big Hungry Dam 40 ft (12 m) 2015 Henderson 35°17′35″N 82°21′21″W / 35.2931°N 82.3558°W / 35.2931; -82.3558 (Lower Big Hungry Dam ) Hungry River Broad River Municipal hydroelectric dam. Buckhorn Dam 2010 Sanford 35°31′53″N 78°58′32″W / 35.5314°N 78.9755°W / 35.5314; -78.9755 (Buckhorn Dam ) Buckhorn Creek Cape Fear River Hydropower dam owned by Progress Energy Inc . Harnett Metals Dam 16 ft (4.9 m) 1999 Harnett County 35°13′17″N 78°56′43″W / 35.2215°N 78.9453°W / 35.2215; -78.9453 (Harnett Metals Dam ) Tributary to Jumping Run Creek Recreation dam. Phillips Creek Dam 19 ft (5.8 m) 2014 Bladen County 34°44′20″N 78°45′06″W / 34.7389°N 78.7516°W / 34.7389; -78.7516 (Phillips Creek Dam ) Philips Creek Recreation dam. Windermere Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) Mecklenburg County 35°05′28″N 80°48′47″W / 35.091°N 80.813°W / 35.091; -80.813 (Windermere Dam ) Tributary to McAlpine Creek Catawba River Recreation dam. Shuford Mill Dam 35 ft (11 m) 2016 Brookford 35°42′05″N 81°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″N 81°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 Recreation dam. Walker Pond Dam 16 ft (4.9 m) 2006 Burke County 35°42′57″N 81°43′33″W / 35.7157°N 81.7258°W / 35.7157; -81.7258 (Walker Pond Dam ) Tributary to Bailey Fork Recreation dam. Lady Marion Dam 26 ft (7.9 m) 2019 McDowell County 35°41′38″N 82°01′32″W / 35.6939°N 82.0256°W / 35.6939; -82.0256 (Lady Marion Dam ) Garden Creek Recreation dam. Carbonton Dam 2005 Carbonton 35°31′11″N 79°20′50″W / 35.5198°N 79.3471°W / 35.5198; -79.3471 (Carbonton Dam ) Deep River Deep River Deep River Farm Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) Guilford County 36°02′13″N 79°57′08″W / 36.0369°N 79.9521°W / 36.0369; -79.9521 (Deep River Farm Dam ) Tributary to East Fork Deep River Recreation dam. Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) 25 ft (7.6 m) 2018 Chatham County 35°38′08″N 79°12′40″W / 35.6356°N 79.2111°W / 35.6356; -79.2111 (Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) ) Rocky River Hydropower dam owned by Rocky River Hydro. Rush Mountain Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2017 Henderson 35°14′45″N 82°28′13″W / 35.2459°N 82.4702°W / 35.2459; -82.4702 (Rush Mountain Dam ) Greer Creek French Broad River Amenity pond. Lake Craig Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 1952 Buncombe County 35°34′55″N 82°29′36″W / 35.5819°N 82.4932°W / 35.5819; -82.4932 (Lake Craig Dam ) Swannanoa River Recreation dam. Granite Mill Dam 2 ft (0.61 m) 2016 Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam ) Haw River Haw River Mill dam. Granite Mill Dam 2 2016 Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 2 ) Granite Mill Dam 3 2016 Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°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″N 79°21′59″W / 36.0239°N 79.3663°W / 36.0239; -79.3663 (Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam) ) Gristmill and sawmill dam owned by the Town of Swepsonville at the time of its removal. White Oak Lake Dam 21 ft (6.4 m) Guilford County 36°06′31″N 79°46′02″W / 36.1085°N 79.7671°W / 36.1085; -79.7671 (White Oak Lake Dam ) Tributary to North Buffalo Creek Water supply dam. A D W Dam 11 ft (3.4 m) Guilford County 36°02′42″N 79°49′59″W / 36.045°N 79.833°W / 36.045; -79.833 (A D W Dam ) Tributary to South Buffalo Creek Recreation dam. Shuler Creek Dam 4 ft (1.2 m) 2020 Cherokee County 35°10′52″N 84°17′27″W / 35.181°N 84.2908°W / 35.181; -84.2908 (Shuler Creek Dam ) Shuler Creek Hiwassee River Owned by the U.S. Forest Service . Little Buck Creek Pond Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 2016 Clay County 35°03′38″N 83°34′18″W / 35.0605°N 83.5718°W / 35.0605; -83.5718 (Little Buck Creek Pond Dam ) Little Tennessee River Little Tennessee River Mill dam. Forney Ridge Dam 1988 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 35°31′16″N 83°32′34″W / 35.5211°N 83.5429°W / 35.5211; -83.5429 (Forney Ridge Dam ) Forney Creek Dillsboro Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 2010 Dillsboro 35°21′59″N 83°15′00″W / 35.3665°N 83.25°W / 35.3665; -83.25 (Dillsboro Dam ) Tuckasegee River Hydropower dam owned by Duke Energy . Santeetlah Fish Barrier 8 ft (2.4 m) 2016 Graham County 35°22′00″N 83°54′55″W / 35.3668°N 83.9153°W / 35.3668; -83.9153 (Santeetlah Fish Barrier ) Santeetlah Creek Rough fish barrier. Eno Dam 2007 Orange County 36°02′50″N 79°00′39″W / 36.0473°N 79.0109°W / 36.0473; -79.0109 (Eno Dam ) Eno River Neuse River Ailey Young Park Dam 2019 Wake Forest 35°58′51″N 78°29′46″W / 35.9808°N 78.4961°W / 35.9808; -78.4961 (Ailey Young Park Dam ) Tributary to Dunn Creek Farm pond dam owned by the Town of Wake Forest. Cherry Hospital Dam 7 ft (2.1 m) 1998 Goldsboro 35°23′30″N 78°01′34″W / 35.3916°N 78.0261°W / 35.3916; -78.0261 (Cherry Hospital Dam ) Little River Lowell Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2006 Kenly 35°33′58″N 78°09′37″W / 35.566°N 78.1602°W / 35.566; -78.1602 (Lowell Dam ) Mill dam. Rains Mill Dam 1999 Princeton 35°28′56″N 78°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″N 78°26′28″W / 35.7777°N 78.4411°W / 35.7777; -78.4411 (Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam) ) Marks Creek Recreation dam. Crantock Mill Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2008 Smithfield 35°31′22″N 78°28′00″W / 35.5227°N 78.4668°W / 35.5227; -78.4668 (Crantock Mill Dam ) Middle Creek Milburnie Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2017 Wake County 35°48′01″N 78°32′23″W / 35.8004°N 78.5396°W / 35.8004; -78.5396 (Milburnie Dam ) Neuse River Saw mill, gristmill, papermill, and hydropower dam. Quaker Neck Dam 7 ft (2.1 m) 1998 Wayne County 35°22′01″N 78°04′59″W / 35.367°N 78.083°W / 35.367; -78.083 (Quaker Neck Dam ) Dam provided cooling water for a steam plant. Owned by the Carolina Power & Light Company . Payne Branch Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 2020 Watauga County 36°11′03″N 81°39′08″W / 36.1841°N 81.6523°W / 36.1841; -81.6523 (Payne Branch Dam ) Middle Fork South Fork New River New River Hydropower dam owned by New River Light & Power. Cane River Dam 45 ft (14 m) 2016 Burnsville 35°54′14″N 82°19′55″W / 35.9039°N 82.3319°W / 35.9039; -82.3319 (Cane River Dam ) Cane River Nolichucky River Hydropower dam. Plumtree Dam 1993 Avery County 36°01′33″N 82°00′34″W / 36.0258°N 82.0095°W / 36.0258; -82.0095 (Plumtree Dam ) North Toe River Altapass Dam 2010 Pisgah National Forest 35°53′19″N 81°59′11″W / 35.8886°N 81.9863°W / 35.8886; -81.9863 (Altapass Dam ) Roses Creek Spruce Pine Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2009 Spruce Pine 35°55′23″N 82°05′19″W / 35.923°N 82.0887°W / 35.923; -82.0887 (Spruce Pine Dam ) Toe River Power generation. Old Troy Dam No. 2 2013 Montgomery County 35°23′15″N 79°52′05″W / 35.3874°N 79.8681°W / 35.3874; -79.8681 (Old Troy Dam No. 2 ) Densons Creek Pee Dee River Recreation dam. Troy Dam No. 1 6 ft (1.8 m) 2012 Troy 35°23′14″N 79°52′05″W / 35.3872°N 79.868°W / 35.3872; -79.868 (Troy Dam No. 1 ) Densons Creek Water supply dam. Chandlers Dynamo Dam 5 ft (1.5 m) 2012 Troy 35°22′05″N 79°50′17″W / 35.368°N 79.838°W / 35.368; -79.838 (Chandlers Dynamo Dam ) Little River Smitherman's Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 2013 Troy 35°20′37″N 79°51′11″W / 35.3437°N 79.853°W / 35.3437; -79.853 (Smitherman's Dam ) Cotton mill dam owned by the Town of Troy a prior to its removal. Baucom Lake Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) Union County 35°02′28″N 80°30′15″W / 35.041°N 80.5043°W / 35.041; -80.5043 (Baucom Lake Dam ) Flag Branch Recreation dam. Freedom Park Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2002 Norwood 35°11′38″N 80°06′11″W / 35.194°N 80.1031°W / 35.194; -80.1031 (Freedom Park Dam ) Little Sugar Creek Steele's Mill Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2009 Richmond County 34°55′10″N 79°49′44″W / 34.9195°N 79.8288°W / 34.9195; -79.8288 (Steele's Mill Dam ) Hitchcock Creek Hydropower dam owned by the City of Rockingham. Yellow Jacket Lake Dam 26 ft (7.9 m) Wilkes County 36°05′38″N 81°11′42″W / 36.094°N 81.195°W / 36.094; -81.195 (Yellow Jacket Lake Dam ) Moravian Creek Recreation dam. Baker Dam (Miller Dam) 19 ft (5.8 m) Forsyth County 36°06′54″N 80°07′48″W / 36.115°N 80.13°W / 36.115; -80.13 (Baker Dam (Miller Dam) ) Tributary to Smith Creek Recreation dam. Watts Lake Dam 31 ft (9.4 m) 1997 Alexander County 36°01′44″N 81°08′00″W / 36.0289°N 81.1334°W / 36.0289; -81.1334 (Watts Lake Dam ) Tributary to South Yadkin River Recreation dam. Lassiter Mill Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 2013 Randolph County 35°33′52″N 79°58′23″W / 35.5644°N 79.973°W / 35.5644; -79.973 (Lassiter Mill Dam ) Uwharrie River Gristmill dam Hutchens Dam 23 ft (7.0 m) 1998 Randolph County 35°52′26″N 80°00′07″W / 35.874°N 80.002°W / 35.874; -80.002 (Hutchens Dam ) Tributary to Uwharrie River Recreation dam. Ash Bear Pen Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 1990 Blowing Rock 36°07′48″N 81°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″N 81°42′58″W / 36.1716°N 81.7161°W / 36.1716; -81.7161 (Yonahlossee Dam ) Lance Creek Ward Mill Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 2021 Watauga County 36°14′29″N 81°49′49″W / 36.2413°N 81.8304°W / 36.2413; -81.8304 (Ward Mill Dam ) Watauga River Hydropower dam. Unnamed dam 3 ft (0.91 m) 2009 Watauga County Sims Creek Located near the Blue Ridge Parkway . Umstead Dam 2016 Cape Fear Basin 
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