List of dam removals in South Carolina

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

Completed removals

Dam [1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed	Notes
No Name Dam at State Road 11-58	7 ft (2.1 m)	1979	Cowpens National Battlefield 35°07′10″N81°48′17″W / 35.1194°N 81.8046°W / 35.1194; -81.8046 (No Name Dam at State Road 11-58)	Long Branch of Island Creek	Broad River
Wrenn Farms Pond Dam	29 ft (8.8 m)	2022	Lancaster 34°46′03″N80°51′32″W / 34.7674°N 80.8588°W / 34.7674; -80.8588 (Wrenn Farms Pond Dam)	Tributary to Catawba River	Catawba River	Recreation dam.
Miller Trust Pond Dam	38 ft (12 m)	1993	Rock Hill 34°58′30″N81°05′30″W / 34.975°N 81.0916°W / 34.975; -81.0916 (Miller Trust Pond Dam)	Tributary to Tools Fork
Old City Reservoir Dam	25 ft (7.6 m)	1988	Lancaster 34°42′N80°46′W / 34.7°N 80.76°W / 34.7; -80.76 (Old City Reservoir Dam)	Turkey Quarter Creek
Mandel Park Pond Dam (Green Lake Estates Dam)	20 ft (6.1 m)	2017	Richland County 33°59′27″N80°50′35″W / 33.9907°N 80.8431°W / 33.9907; -80.8431 (Mandel Park Pond Dam (Green Lake Estates Dam))	Cedar Creek	Congaree River	Recreation dam.
Sheetpile Dam			Lexington County 33°56′15″N81°04′38″W / 33.9375°N 81.0772°W / 33.9375; -81.0772 (Sheetpile Dam)	Conagree Creek
Congaree Creek Dam	15 ft (4.6 m)	2019	Cayce 33°56′15″N81°04′38″W / 33.9375°N 81.0773°W / 33.9375; -81.0773 (Congaree Creek Dam)			Water supply dam owned by the Town of Cayce.
Shealy's Pond Dam	21 ft (6.4 m)		West Columbia 33°56′55″N81°10′06″W / 33.9485°N 81.1683°W / 33.9485; -81.1683 (Shealy's Pond Dam)	Savana Branch		Recreation dam.
Kirkley Pond Dam	17 ft (5.2 m)	2001	Jefferson 34°32′15″N80°20′47″W / 34.5374°N 80.3463°W / 34.5374; -80.3463 (Kirkley Pond Dam)	Little Sandy Creek	Lynches River	Recreation dam.
I-95 Rest Area Lagoon Dam	11 ft (3.4 m)	1999		Tributary to Black Creek	Pee Dee River
Matthews Creek Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2019	Cleveland 35°03′56″N82°38′48″W / 35.0656°N 82.6468°W / 35.0656; -82.6468 (Matthews Creek Dam)	Matthews Creek	Saluda River	Fishing and recreation dam owned by the Naturaland Trust.
Old Saluda Reservoir Dam	33 ft (10 m)		Saluda 33°59′24″N81°46′18″W / 33.99°N 81.7716°W / 33.99; -81.7716 (Old Saluda Reservoir Dam)	Red Bank Creek		Recreation dam.
Robert Thomason Pond Dam (Jay's Lake Dam)	23 ft (7.0 m)		Fountain Inn 34°40′48″N82°12′26″W / 34.6801°N 82.2072°W / 34.6801; -82.2072 (Robert Thomason Pond Dam (Jay's Lake Dam))	Tributary to Stoddard Creek		Recreation dam.
Upper Northlake Dam	26 ft (7.9 m)	2022	Greenwood 34°13′54″N82°09′49″W / 34.2318°N 82.1636°W / 34.2318; -82.1636 (Upper Northlake Dam)	Tributary to Rocky Creek		Agriculture and recreation dam.
Estimated Dam 824			Allendale County 33°05′33″N81°34′47″W / 33.0924°N 81.5798°W / 33.0924; -81.5798 (Estimated Dam 824)	Brier Branch	Savannah River
Pole Branch Dam	26 ft (7.9 m)	1990	North Augusta 33°32′37″N81°59′31″W / 33.5435°N 81.9919°W / 33.5435; -81.9919 (Pole Branch Dam)	Pole Branch River
Woodside Dam 1		2011	Greenville 34°46′29″N82°46′46″W / 34.7746°N 82.7794°W / 34.7746; -82.7794 (Woodside Dam 1)	Twelve Mile River	Seneca River
Woodside Dam 2		2011	Greenville 34°45′58″N82°47′31″W / 34.7661°N 82.792°W / 34.7661; -82.792 (Woodside Dam 2)
Burrell's Place Dam	15 ft (4.6 m)	2022	Oconee County 34°55′42″N83°05′57″W / 34.9282°N 83.0991°W / 34.9282; -83.0991 (Burrell's Place Dam)	Tributary to Pigpen Branch	Tugaloo River
Burson Lake Dam	30 ft (9.1 m)	2020	Oconee County 34°48′01″N83°17′15″W / 34.8004°N 83.2876°W / 34.8004; -83.2876 (Burson Lake Dam)	Reedy Creek		Owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
Carmet Pond Dam	15 ft (4.6 m)	2020	Spartanburg County 34°53′59″N82°09′23″W / 34.8996°N 82.1563°W / 34.8996; -82.1563 (Carmet Pond Dam)	Tributary to South Tyger River	Tyger River

See also

• List of dam removals in Georgia (U.S. state)
• List of dam removals in North Carolina

References

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