Dam[1] |
Height |
Year removed |
Location |
Watercourse |
Watershed |
Notes
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Lower Big Hungry Dam
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40 ft (12 m)
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2015
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Henderson 35°17′35″N 82°21′21″W / 35.2931°N 82.3558°W / 35.2931; -82.3558 (Lower Big Hungry Dam)
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Hungry River
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Broad River
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Municipal hydroelectric dam.
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Buckhorn Dam
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2010
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Sanford 35°31′53″N 78°58′32″W / 35.5314°N 78.9755°W / 35.5314; -78.9755 (Buckhorn Dam)
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Buckhorn Creek
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Cape Fear River
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Hydropower dam owned by Progress Energy Inc.
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Harnett Metals Dam
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16 ft (4.9 m)
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1999
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Harnett County 35°13′17″N 78°56′43″W / 35.2215°N 78.9453°W / 35.2215; -78.9453 (Harnett Metals Dam)
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Tributary to Jumping Run Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Phillips Creek Dam
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19 ft (5.8 m)
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2014
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Bladen County 34°44′20″N 78°45′06″W / 34.7389°N 78.7516°W / 34.7389; -78.7516 (Phillips Creek Dam)
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Philips Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Windermere Dam
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20 ft (6.1 m)
|
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Mecklenburg County 35°05′28″N 80°48′47″W / 35.091°N 80.813°W / 35.091; -80.813 (Windermere Dam)
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Tributary to McAlpine Creek
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Catawba River
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Recreation dam.
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Shuford Mill Dam
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35 ft (11 m)
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2016
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Brookford 35°42′05″N 81°20′51″W / 35.7013°N 81.3474°W / 35.7013; -81.3474 (Shuford Mill Dam)
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Henry Fork River
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Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam)
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26 ft (7.9 m)
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2004
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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))
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Tributary to Mauney Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Walker Pond Dam
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16 ft (4.9 m)
|
2006
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Burke County 35°42′57″N 81°43′33″W / 35.7157°N 81.7258°W / 35.7157; -81.7258 (Walker Pond Dam)
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Tributary to Bailey Fork
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Recreation dam.
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Lady Marion Dam
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26 ft (7.9 m)
|
2019
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McDowell County 35°41′38″N 82°01′32″W / 35.6939°N 82.0256°W / 35.6939; -82.0256 (Lady Marion Dam)
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Garden Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Carbonton Dam
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2005
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Carbonton 35°31′11″N 79°20′50″W / 35.5198°N 79.3471°W / 35.5198; -79.3471 (Carbonton Dam)
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Deep River
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Deep River
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Deep River Farm Dam
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20 ft (6.1 m)
|
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Guilford County 36°02′13″N 79°57′08″W / 36.0369°N 79.9521°W / 36.0369; -79.9521 (Deep River Farm Dam)
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Tributary to East Fork Deep River
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Recreation dam.
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Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam)
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25 ft (7.6 m)
|
2018
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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))
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Rocky River
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Hydropower dam owned by Rocky River Hydro.
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Rush Mountain Dam
|
15 ft (4.6 m)
|
2017
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Henderson 35°14′45″N 82°28′13″W / 35.2459°N 82.4702°W / 35.2459; -82.4702 (Rush Mountain Dam)
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Greer Creek
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French Broad River
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Amenity pond.
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Lake Craig Dam
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20 ft (6.1 m)
|
1952
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Buncombe County 35°34′55″N 82°29′36″W / 35.5819°N 82.4932°W / 35.5819; -82.4932 (Lake Craig Dam)
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Swannanoa River
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Recreation dam.
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Granite Mill Dam
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2 ft (0.61 m)
|
2016
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Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam)
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Haw River
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Haw River
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Mill dam.
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Granite Mill Dam 2
|
|
2016
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Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 2)
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Granite Mill Dam 3
|
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2016
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Haw River 36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 3)
|
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Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam)
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3.5 ft (1.1 m)
|
2013
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Swepsonville 36°01′26″N 79°21′59″W / 36.0239°N 79.3663°W / 36.0239; -79.3663 (Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam))
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Gristmill and sawmill dam owned by the Town of Swepsonville at the time of its removal.
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White Oak Lake Dam
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21 ft (6.4 m)
|
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Guilford County 36°06′31″N 79°46′02″W / 36.1085°N 79.7671°W / 36.1085; -79.7671 (White Oak Lake Dam)
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Tributary to North Buffalo Creek
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Water supply dam.
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A D W Dam
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11 ft (3.4 m)
|
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Guilford County 36°02′42″N 79°49′59″W / 36.045°N 79.833°W / 36.045; -79.833 (A D W Dam)
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Tributary to South Buffalo Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Shuler Creek Dam
|
4 ft (1.2 m)
|
2020
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Cherokee County 35°10′52″N 84°17′27″W / 35.181°N 84.2908°W / 35.181; -84.2908 (Shuler Creek Dam)
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Shuler Creek
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Hiwassee River
|
Owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Little Buck Creek Pond Dam
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30 ft (9.1 m)
|
2016
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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)
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Little Tennessee River
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Little Tennessee River
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Mill dam.
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Forney Ridge Dam
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1988
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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)
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Forney Creek
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Dillsboro Dam
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12 ft (3.7 m)
|
2010
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Dillsboro 35°21′59″N 83°15′00″W / 35.3665°N 83.25°W / 35.3665; -83.25 (Dillsboro Dam)
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Tuckasegee River
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Hydropower dam owned by Duke Energy.
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Santeetlah Fish Barrier
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8 ft (2.4 m)
|
2016
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Graham County 35°22′00″N 83°54′55″W / 35.3668°N 83.9153°W / 35.3668; -83.9153 (Santeetlah Fish Barrier)
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Santeetlah Creek
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Rough fish barrier.
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Eno Dam
|
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2007
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Orange County 36°02′50″N 79°00′39″W / 36.0473°N 79.0109°W / 36.0473; -79.0109 (Eno Dam)
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Eno River
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Neuse River
|
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Ailey Young Park Dam
|
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2019
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Wake Forest 35°58′51″N 78°29′46″W / 35.9808°N 78.4961°W / 35.9808; -78.4961 (Ailey Young Park Dam)
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Tributary to Dunn Creek
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Farm pond dam owned by the Town of Wake Forest.
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Cherry Hospital Dam
|
7 ft (2.1 m)
|
1998
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Goldsboro 35°23′30″N 78°01′34″W / 35.3916°N 78.0261°W / 35.3916; -78.0261 (Cherry Hospital Dam)
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Little River
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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)
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Mill dam.
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Rains Mill Dam
|
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1999
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Princeton 35°28′56″N 78°08′37″W / 35.4822°N 78.1437°W / 35.4822; -78.1437 (Rains Mill Dam)
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Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam)
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19 ft (5.8 m)
|
2002
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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))
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Marks Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Crantock Mill Dam
|
10 ft (3.0 m)
|
2008
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Smithfield 35°31′22″N 78°28′00″W / 35.5227°N 78.4668°W / 35.5227; -78.4668 (Crantock Mill Dam)
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Middle Creek
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Milburnie Dam
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15 ft (4.6 m)
|
2017
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Wake County 35°48′01″N 78°32′23″W / 35.8004°N 78.5396°W / 35.8004; -78.5396 (Milburnie Dam)
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Neuse River
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Saw mill, gristmill, papermill, and hydropower dam.
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Quaker Neck Dam
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7 ft (2.1 m)
|
1998
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Wayne County 35°22′01″N 78°04′59″W / 35.367°N 78.083°W / 35.367; -78.083 (Quaker Neck Dam)
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Dam provided cooling water for a steam plant. Owned by the Carolina Power & Light Company.
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Payne Branch Dam
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20 ft (6.1 m)
|
2020
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Watauga County 36°11′03″N 81°39′08″W / 36.1841°N 81.6523°W / 36.1841; -81.6523 (Payne Branch Dam)
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Middle Fork South Fork New River
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New River
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Hydropower dam owned by New River Light & Power.
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Cane River Dam
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45 ft (14 m)
|
2016
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Burnsville 35°54′14″N 82°19′55″W / 35.9039°N 82.3319°W / 35.9039; -82.3319 (Cane River Dam)
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Cane River
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Nolichucky River
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Hydropower dam.
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Plumtree Dam
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1993
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Avery County 36°01′33″N 82°00′34″W / 36.0258°N 82.0095°W / 36.0258; -82.0095 (Plumtree Dam)
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North Toe River
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Altapass Dam
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2010
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Pisgah National Forest 35°53′19″N 81°59′11″W / 35.8886°N 81.9863°W / 35.8886; -81.9863 (Altapass Dam)
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Roses Creek
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Spruce Pine Dam
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10 ft (3.0 m)
|
2009
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Spruce Pine 35°55′23″N 82°05′19″W / 35.923°N 82.0887°W / 35.923; -82.0887 (Spruce Pine Dam)
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Toe River
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Power generation.
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Old Troy Dam No. 2
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2013
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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)
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Densons Creek
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Pee Dee River
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Recreation dam.
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Troy Dam No. 1
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6 ft (1.8 m)
|
2012
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Troy 35°23′14″N 79°52′05″W / 35.3872°N 79.868°W / 35.3872; -79.868 (Troy Dam No. 1)
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Densons Creek
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Water supply dam.
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Chandlers Dynamo Dam
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5 ft (1.5 m)
|
2012
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Troy 35°22′05″N 79°50′17″W / 35.368°N 79.838°W / 35.368; -79.838 (Chandlers Dynamo Dam)
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Little River
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Smitherman's Dam
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12 ft (3.7 m)
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2013
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Troy 35°20′37″N 79°51′11″W / 35.3437°N 79.853°W / 35.3437; -79.853 (Smitherman's Dam)
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Cotton mill dam owned by the Town of Troy a prior to its removal.
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Baucom Lake Dam
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15 ft (4.6 m)
|
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Union County 35°02′28″N 80°30′15″W / 35.041°N 80.5043°W / 35.041; -80.5043 (Baucom Lake Dam)
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Flag Branch
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Recreation dam.
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Freedom Park Dam
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10 ft (3.0 m)
|
2002
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Norwood 35°11′38″N 80°06′11″W / 35.194°N 80.1031°W / 35.194; -80.1031 (Freedom Park Dam)
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Little Sugar Creek
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Steele's Mill Dam
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15 ft (4.6 m)
|
2009
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Richmond County 34°55′10″N 79°49′44″W / 34.9195°N 79.8288°W / 34.9195; -79.8288 (Steele's Mill Dam)
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Hitchcock Creek
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Hydropower dam owned by the City of Rockingham.
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Yellow Jacket Lake Dam
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26 ft (7.9 m)
|
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Wilkes County 36°05′38″N 81°11′42″W / 36.094°N 81.195°W / 36.094; -81.195 (Yellow Jacket Lake Dam)
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Moravian Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Baker Dam (Miller Dam)
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19 ft (5.8 m)
|
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Forsyth County 36°06′54″N 80°07′48″W / 36.115°N 80.13°W / 36.115; -80.13 (Baker Dam (Miller Dam))
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Tributary to Smith Creek
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Recreation dam.
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Watts Lake Dam
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31 ft (9.4 m)
|
1997
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Alexander County 36°01′44″N 81°08′00″W / 36.0289°N 81.1334°W / 36.0289; -81.1334 (Watts Lake Dam)
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Tributary to South Yadkin River
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Recreation dam.
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Lassiter Mill Dam
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12 ft (3.7 m)
|
2013
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Randolph County 35°33′52″N 79°58′23″W / 35.5644°N 79.973°W / 35.5644; -79.973 (Lassiter Mill Dam)
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Uwharrie River
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Gristmill dam
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Hutchens Dam
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23 ft (7.0 m)
|
1998
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Randolph County 35°52′26″N 80°00′07″W / 35.874°N 80.002°W / 35.874; -80.002 (Hutchens Dam)
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Tributary to Uwharrie River
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Recreation dam.
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Ash Bear Pen Dam
|
10 ft (3.0 m)
|
1990
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Blowing Rock 36°07′48″N 81°46′04″W / 36.1299°N 81.7679°W / 36.1299; -81.7679 (Ash Bear Pen Dam)
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Cold Prong Creek
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Watauga River
|
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Yonahlossee Dam
|
|
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Watauga County 36°10′18″N 81°42′58″W / 36.1716°N 81.7161°W / 36.1716; -81.7161 (Yonahlossee Dam)
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Lance Creek
|
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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)
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Watauga River
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Hydropower dam.
|
Unnamed dam
|
3 ft (0.91 m)
|
2009
|
Watauga County
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Sims Creek
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Located near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Umstead Dam
|
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2016
|
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Cape Fear Basin
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