Dams in Chatham County, North Carolina
60Total Dams
22High Hazard
15Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors Club Dam #3 | High | Fair | 32 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Cape Fear 1985 Ash Basin Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Briar Chapel Reclamation Facility 5-day Upset Pond Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| Governors Club Dam #1 | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Legacy Pond #2 Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 2008 |
| Cape Fear 1970 Ash Basin Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Cape Fear 1978 Ash Basin Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Wendy Hill Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1995 |
| Cape Fear 1963 Ash Basin Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Governors Club Dam #7 | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Siler City Water Supply Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Governors Club Dam #5 | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Governors Club Dam #4 | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| B. Everett Jordan Dam - Saddle Dike 4 | High | Not Available | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Annexation Tract Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Governors Club Dam #6 | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Charles L. Turner Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 12 | Other | 2009 |
| Guitar Dam | High | 0 | Recreation | ||
| Potterstone Village Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Governors Club Dam #8 | High | Fair | 0 | Other | 1997 |
| Horton's Pond Dam | High | Poor | 0 | Other | |
| Colvard Farms Dam | High | 0 | Other | ||
| Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Main Dam | Significant | 108 | Hydroelectric | 1983 | |
| Red Bud Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 36 | Recreation | 1992 |
| New Hope Trails Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Briar Chapel Reclamation Facility Central Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| Naylor Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Johnson Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| The Peninsula At Amberly Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| King Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Bynum | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Hydroelectric | 1874 |
| Pittsboro Water Supply Dam Lower | Significant | Fair | 15 | Other | |
| White Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Pittsboro Water Supply Dam Upper | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Jack Bennett Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| New Elam Church Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Mann Irrigation Pond Dam | Significant | 0 | Other | ||
| Legacy Irrigation Storage Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 46 | Irrigation | 2007 |
| Lockville - Canal Embankment | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Hydroelectric | 1830 |
| Rocky River Reservoir Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Other | 1961 |
| Neal F. Hunter Subdivision Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | 2001 | |
| Siler City Country Club Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Rosemont Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Capital Kiwannis Club Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Phillips Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Wood Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Faircloth Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Bright Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Clapp Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Townsend Foods Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1963 |
| Siler City Country Club Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | 1987 | |
| Cedar Village Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Camp Marantha Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Castleberry Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1950 | |
| Pensbroso Acres Lake | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Carter Lake Dam #1 | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Roscoe Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Baldwin Millpond Dam | Low | 12 | Other | 1820 | |
| Hackney Millpond Dam | Low | 12 | Other | 1831 | |
| Hadley Millpond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | 1830 |