Dams in Buncombe County, North Carolina
74Total Dams
48High Hazard
21Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Tree Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 182 | Water Supply | 1927 |
| North Fork Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 134 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| Lake Julian Dam | High | Satisfactory | 106 | Hydroelectric | 1962 |
| Woodfin Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 81 | Water Supply | |
| Msd Treatment Plant Dam | High | Satisfactory | 75 | Other | 1967 |
| Beacon Reservoir Dam | High | Not Rated | 50 | Other | |
| Camp Ridgecrest Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 48 | Recreation | |
| Black Mountain Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Water Supply | |
| Flat Top Mountain Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Lake Kenilworth Dam | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Recreation | 1923 |
| Echo Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Straus Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Freedom Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | |
| Thrash Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | |
| Crowfields Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Starnes Cove Lower Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | |
| Lake Evens Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Moore's Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Ross Creek Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| North Buncombe Quarry Sb No. 7 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Debris Control | 2006 |
| Laurel Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | |
| Holcombe Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | |
| Biltmore Lake Dam (enka Lake Dam) | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Walters Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Camp Merrimac Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Kyfields Condominiums Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Powhatan | High | Not Rated | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1942 |
| Morgan Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Woodland Hills Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | |
| Lake Tomahawk Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Jewell Acres Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Elida Home Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Kyle Boone Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Capps Pond Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bent Creek Ranch Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Lake Craig Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lake Susan Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Schmidt Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Busbee Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1914 |
| Lake Charles Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Caldwell Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Roddy Dam | High | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Porter Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 2007 |
| Nolen Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Russell Dam | High | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Spivey Pond Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Lutz Dam | Significant | Fair | 33 | Recreation | |
| Freedom Escape Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Moody Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Tilson Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Breitbart Dam | Significant | Fair | 29 | Recreation | |
| Conifer Pond Dam (aka Riddle Dam) | Significant | 27 | Recreation | ||
| Tenney Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Lake Lewthorne Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | |
| Plemmons Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Christ School Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Roundezvous Campground Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Claxton Farm Dam #2 | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ridgeway Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | |
| Curtis Ensley Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Lake Louise Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Feid Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Gaetani Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Other | |
| Brookwood Forest Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Moore Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Kuykendall Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | |
| Caribou Road Dam | Significant | 0 | Debris Control | ||
| Asheville 1964 Ash Basin Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 100 | Other | 1964 |
| Long Valley Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 48 | Irrigation | 1983 |
| Stone Mountain School Pond Dam | Low | 36 | Recreation | ||
| Taylor Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Craggy Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Hydroelectric | 1904 |