Dams in Guilford County, North Carolina
181Total Dams
83High Hazard
4Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hollow Lake Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Lake Jeanette Dam | High | Fair | 50 | Recreation | 1943 |
| City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 50 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Lake Townsend Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Lake Brandt Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lake Higgins Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Furnitureland South Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Lynwood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Fresh Water Lake | High | Not Available | 32 | ||
| Hagan Stone Park Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Recreation | |
| Rounda Dam | High | Fair | 31 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Fairfield Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Owens Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lakota Farm Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Irrigation | |
| Foster Sikes Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | |
| Cedar Hollow Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Uwharrie Lake Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Moose Lodge Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Knight Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Lake Windemere Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Pilot Life Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Lake Hamilton Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Piedmont Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| Davis Lake Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1993 |
| Jamesford Meadows Dam | High | Fair | 26 | Recreation | |
| Brooks Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Teague Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Ski Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hillsdale Lake Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lake Herman Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Jefferson Standard Country Club Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Piedmont Centre Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | |
| Green Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Aydelette Lake Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Forest Oaks Lake Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Hobbs Lake Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Lynco Dam (aka Forbis Lake Dam) | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | |
| Crystal Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Other | |
| Mallard Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Buffalo Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Water Supply | 1922 |
| Odom Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Barker-frazier Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Old Deep River Golf Course Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lakeview Farm Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Benjamin Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Dogwood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Koger Properties Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Roth Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Welborn Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Buckhorn Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Price Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Northline Corporation Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bridford Apartments Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Adams Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lower Colonial Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | |
| Heron's Nest Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Hillside Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Cardinal Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| Cathedral Of His Glory Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | |
| John Painter Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Guilford Technical Institute Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Friendly Lake Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Church Of God Of Prophecy Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Amp Detention Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Deep River Pointe Lower Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Huffine Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Gibson Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Pringle Dam | High | Poor | 16 | Recreation | |
| Brookway Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Smith Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ridgewood Farm Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Wood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Pine Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Sparger Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Donald Cox Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Linthicum Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Hutton Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | |
| Innkeeper Detention Pond Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Jefferson Village Dam #1 | High | Fair | 8 | Other | |
| Jefferson Square Det. Pond Dam | High | Fair | 7 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Southern Middle School Dam | High | Fair | 5 | Recreation | |
| Brighterwood Crossing Dam | High | Not Rated | 0 | Other | |
| Aaron Sink Farm Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 0 | Other | |
| Carlson Farms Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Konica Drive Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 23 | Other | |
| Richardson Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Pleasant Ridge Road Scm Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 0 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Lambert Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 40 | Recreation | |
| Atkins Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Recreation | |
| Pine Needle Dam | Low | Fair | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Knox Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Recreation | |
| Wysong Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Proctor & Gamble Co South Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| James Mcgroarty Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Pope Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Recreation | |
| Left Whitesell Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| J. Henson Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 |
| George Page Dam | Low | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 2006 |
| Gunter Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | |
| Cox Dam Lower | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | |
| Thompson Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 32 | Recreation | |
| Owls Roost Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Pritchetts Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Hardin Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Brooks Landing Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Whitaker Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Merchants Lake Dam Upper | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Right Whitesell Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Henson Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Higgins Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Pomona Quarry Dam Upper | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Other | |
| Smith Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Recreation | |
| Pomona Quarry Dam Lower | Low | Fair | 28 | Other | |
| Beaman Farm Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Cardinal Country Club Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Oka T Hester Park Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Nelson Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Upper Colonial Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Inman Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Recreation | |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Barricks Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | |
| Collins Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | |
| Merchants Lake Dam Lower | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Matson Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | |
| Rivenbark Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | |
| Bruhn Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Bailes Old Millpond Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Hydroelectric | |
| Blackburn Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Hardy Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Foster Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Superior Stone Co. Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1925 |
| Irrigation Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Hunsucker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Hutchens Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Honkers Hollow Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Carter Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Lenio Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Linville Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Sandler Mcnairy Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Trosper Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Fogleman Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Foster Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Happy Tracks Stables Dam Upper | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Harris Dam Lower | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Lakewood Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Benbow Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Oakdale Cotton Mills Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Other | |
| Cecil Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Joe Sherrill Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Irrigation | 1986 |
| Forbis Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Weston Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | 1981 |
| Rice Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Sportsmans Wildlife Club Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Recreation | |
| Lake Townsend Wtp Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1995 |
| White Oak Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Water Supply | 1900 |
| Gerrard Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | |
| Pegram Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Smothers Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Reynolds Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Maynard Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ames Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Robbins Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5a | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Greensboro Park Lake Dam #5b | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Hunt Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Waynick Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Kellett Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Airport Center Dam #1 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Dunham Horne Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | |
| Moore-shaw Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Williams Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hackett Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Armfield Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| Hillsdale Farm Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Cox Dam Upper | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Kimesville Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Other | 1812 |
| Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Cardinal Cove Dam At Crystal Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Hardys Millpond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Other | 1919 |
| Lake Property Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Stahl Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 0 | Other |