Dams in Guilford County, North Carolina

181Total Dams
83High Hazard
4Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Oak Hollow Lake DamHighFair54Recreation1971
Lake Jeanette DamHighFair50Recreation1943
City Lake DamHighFair50Recreation1928
Lake Townsend DamHighFair41Recreation1969
Lake Brandt DamHighFair39Recreation1960
Lake Higgins DamHighFair35Recreation1956
Furnitureland South DamHighFair35Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1994
Lynwood Lake DamHighFair33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1962
Fresh Water LakeHighNot Available32
Hagan Stone Park DamHighFair32Recreation
Rounda DamHighFair31Recreation1950
Fairfield Lake DamHighFair30Recreation1964
Owens DamHighFair29Recreation1954
Lakota Farm DamHighFair29Irrigation
Foster Sikes DamHighFair29Recreation
Cedar Hollow DamHighFair29Recreation1964
Uwharrie Lake DamHighFair29Recreation1958
Moose Lodge DamHighFair27Recreation
Knight DamHighFair26Irrigation1984
Lake Windemere DamHighFair26Recreation
Pilot Life DamHighFair26Recreation1953
Lake Hamilton DamHighFair26Recreation1931
Piedmont Lake DamHighFair26Flood Risk Reduction1993
Davis Lake DamHighFair26Flood Risk Reduction1993
Jamesford Meadows DamHighFair26Recreation
Brooks Lake DamHighFair25Recreation1928
Teague Lake DamHighFair25Recreation1947
Ski Lake DamHighFair25Recreation
Hillsdale Lake DamHighFair25Recreation1960
Lake Herman DamHighFair25Recreation1920
Jefferson Standard Country Club DamHighFair25Recreation1949
Piedmont Centre DamHighFair25Recreation
Green DamHighFair24Recreation
Aydelette Lake DamHighFair24Recreation1933
Forest Oaks Lake DamHighPoor24Irrigation1964
Hobbs Lake DamHighFair24Recreation1960
Lynco Dam (aka Forbis Lake Dam)HighFair24Recreation
Crystal Lake DamHighFair23Other
Mallard Lake DamHighFair23Recreation
Buffalo Lake DamHighFair23Water Supply1922
Odom DamHighFair23Recreation1971
Barker-frazier DamHighFair22Recreation
Old Deep River Golf Course DamHighFair22Flood Risk Reduction
Lakeview Farm DamHighFair21Recreation
Benjamin DamHighFair21Recreation1930
Dogwood Lake DamHighFair21Recreation1945
Koger Properties DamHighFair21Recreation1959
Roth DamHighPoor20Recreation
Welborn DamHighPoor20Irrigation
Buckhorn Lake DamHighFair20Recreation1960
Price DamHighFair20Recreation
Northline Corporation DamHighFair20Recreation
Bridford Apartments DamHighFair20Flood Risk Reduction1997
Adams Lake DamHighFair20Recreation1955
Lower Colonial DamHighFair20Other
Heron's Nest DamHighFair20Recreation1955
Hillside Lake DamHighFair20Recreation1920
Cardinal Lake DamHighFair19Recreation
Cathedral Of His Glory DamHighFair19Recreation
John Painter DamHighFair18Recreation
Guilford Technical Institute DamHighFair18Recreation
Friendly Lake DamHighPoor18Recreation1959
Church Of God Of Prophecy DamHighFair18Recreation
Amp Detention DamHighFair17Flood Risk Reduction1996
Deep River Pointe Lower DamHighFair17Recreation
Huffine DamHighFair16Recreation
Gibson DamHighFair16Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Pringle DamHighPoor16Recreation
Brookway DamHighFair16Recreation
Smith DamHighSatisfactory16Recreation
Ridgewood Farm DamHighFair16Recreation
Wood Lake DamHighFair15Recreation1930
Pine Lake DamHighFair15Recreation
Sparger Lake DamHighFair15Recreation
Donald Cox DamHighFair15Recreation
Linthicum Lake DamHighFair14Recreation1962
Hutton DamHighFair14Recreation
Innkeeper Detention Pond DamHighFair10Flood Risk Reduction2001
Jefferson Village Dam #1HighFair8Other
Jefferson Square Det. Pond DamHighFair7Flood Risk Reduction2001
Southern Middle School DamHighFair5Recreation
Brighterwood Crossing DamHighNot Rated0Other
Aaron Sink Farm Pond DamHighNot Rated0Other
Carlson Farms Lake DamSignificantFair35Flood Risk Reduction1962
Konica Drive DamSignificantNot Rated23Other
Richardson Lake DamSignificantFair21Recreation1944
Pleasant Ridge Road Scm DamSignificantNot Rated0Flood Risk Reduction
Lambert Lake DamLowFair40Recreation
Atkins Lake DamLowFair38Recreation
Pine Needle DamLowFair37Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1997
Knox Lake DamLowNot Rated36Recreation
Wysong DamLowFair36Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Proctor & Gamble Co South Lake DamLowNot Rated36Flood Risk Reduction1981
James Mcgroarty DamLowFair35Recreation2001
Pope Lake DamLowFair35Recreation
Left Whitesell Lake DamLowFair35Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1971
J. Henson DamLowNot Rated34Fish and Wildlife Pond1995
George Page DamLowFair33Recreation2006
Gunter DamLowNot Rated32Recreation
Cox Dam LowerLowNot Rated32Recreation
Thompson Lake DamLowFair32Recreation
Owls Roost DamLowNot Rated31Flood Risk Reduction
Pritchetts Lake DamLowFair30Recreation1953
Hardin Lake DamLowFair30Irrigation1966
Brooks Landing DamLowFair30Recreation1997
Whitaker Lake DamLowFair30Recreation1952
Merchants Lake Dam UpperLowNot Rated30Recreation
Right Whitesell Lake DamLowFair30Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1950
Henson Lake DamLowPoor30Recreation1954
Higgins Lake DamLowFair29Recreation1952
Pomona Quarry Dam UpperLowNot Rated28Other
Smith DamLowNot Rated28Recreation
Pomona Quarry Dam LowerLowFair28Other
Beaman Farm Lake DamLowFair28Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Cardinal Country Club Lake DamLowFair28Recreation
Oka T Hester Park Lake DamLowFair28Recreation
Nelson Lake DamLowFair27Recreation1962
Upper Colonial DamLowSatisfactory27Recreation
Inman Brothers Lake DamLowPoor27Recreation
Wright Lake DamLowNot Rated27Recreation
Barricks Lake DamLowNot Rated27Recreation
Collins DamLowNot Rated26Recreation
Merchants Lake Dam LowerLowPoor26Recreation
Matson DamLowNot Rated26Recreation
Rivenbark DamLowNot Rated26Recreation
Bruhn DamLowFair26Recreation1971
Bailes Old Millpond DamLowFair26Hydroelectric
Blackburn DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Hardy DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Foster Lake DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Superior Stone Co. DamLowNot Rated25Other1925
Irrigation Lake DamLowNot Rated25Irrigation
Hunsucker Lake DamLowNot Rated25Recreation1958
Hutchens Lake DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Honkers Hollow DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Carter Lake DamLowFair25Irrigation1964
Lenio Lake DamLowNot Rated25Recreation
Linville Lake DamLowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Sandler Mcnairy DamLowFair25Recreation1991
Trosper Lake DamLowFair25Recreation1954
Fogleman Lake DamLowSatisfactory25Recreation1961
Foster Lake DamLowFair25Recreation1959
Happy Tracks Stables Dam UpperLowNot Rated25Recreation
Harris Dam LowerLowNot Rated24Recreation
Lakewood Lake DamLowNot Rated24Recreation1951
Benbow Lake DamLowNot Rated24Recreation1963
Oakdale Cotton Mills DamLowFair24Other
Cecil Dam #1LowNot Rated23Recreation1968
Joe Sherrill DamLowNot Rated23Irrigation1986
Forbis Lake DamLowNot Rated22Recreation1970
Weston DamLowNot Rated22Recreation1981
Rice DamLowNot Rated22Recreation
Sportsmans Wildlife Club DamLowNot Rated22Recreation
Lake Townsend Wtp Dam #1LowNot Rated22Other1995
White Oak Lake DamLowNot Rated21Water Supply1900
Gerrard Lake DamLowNot Rated21Recreation
Pegram Lake DamLowNot Rated21Recreation1953
Smothers Lake DamLowNot Rated20Irrigation1953
Reynolds Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1966
Maynard DamLowNot Rated20Recreation
Ames Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1954
Robbins Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1952
Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5aLowNot Rated20Recreation1934
Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5bLowNot Rated20Recreation1934
Hunt Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1962
Waynick Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1969
Kellett DamLowNot Rated19Recreation
Airport Center Dam #1LowNot Rated19Recreation1984
Dunham Horne DamLowNot Rated19Recreation
Moore-shaw DamLowNot Rated18Recreation
Williams DamLowNot Rated18Recreation
Hackett Lake DamLowNot Rated18Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Armfield DamLowNot Rated17Recreation
Hillsdale Farm DamLowNot Rated16Recreation1926
Cox Dam UpperLowNot Rated16Recreation
Kimesville Lake DamLowNot Rated16Other1812
Brothers Lake DamLowNot Rated15Recreation
Cardinal Cove Dam At Crystal Lake DamLowSatisfactory15Recreation1964
Hardys Millpond DamLowSatisfactory13Other1919
Lake Property DamLowNot Rated10Recreation1959
Stahl Pond DamLowFair0Other