Dams in Transylvania County, North Carolina

79Total Dams
50High Hazard
26Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Ticoa Lake DamHighFair90Recreation1974
Atagahi Lake DamHighFair88Flood Risk Reduction1973
Sagar Lower DamHighSatisfactory80Recreation
Eagles Nest Lake DamHighPoor75Recreation1977
Lake Wanteska DamHighFair70Recreation1972
Indian Lake Lower DamHighFair65Recreation
Lake Toxaway Lower DamHighFair60Recreation1964
Cascade Lake DamHighPoor58Water Supply1919
Sapphire Lakes G & T Dam #1HighFair50Recreation1984
Eagle Lake DamHighSatisfactory49Recreation1989
Lake Tiaroga DamHighFair47Recreation
Laurel Lake DamHighFair45Recreation1963
Thunder Lake DamHighPoor42Recreation1962
Sequoyah Woods Lake DamHighFair38Recreation1969
High Rock Lake DamHighFair37Recreation1949
Lora Young DamHighUnsatisfactory36Recreation
Arrowhead Lake DamHighFair35Recreation
Pisgah Forest Farm DamHighUnsatisfactory35Recreation
Line Runner Ridge DamHighPoor33Recreation
Betty Kay Lake DamHighFair31Recreation1962
Deer Lake DamHighSatisfactory31Recreation1922
Laurel Falls Lake DamHighFair30Recreation
Emerald Lake DamHighFair30Recreation
Siniard Lower Pond DamHighFair30Recreation
Straus Lake DamHighSatisfactory27Recreation1954
Blue Ridge Hills DamHighFair26Recreation1974
Shearin Lake DamHigh25Recreation
Hemlock Lake DamHighFair25Recreation1937
Aerated Stabilization Basin DamHighFair24Other1977
Forest Lake DamHighUnsatisfactory24Recreation1968
Arrowhead Lake DamHighFair23Recreation1952
Brevard Music Camp Lower DamHighFair23Recreation
Gaither Pond DamHighFair21Recreation
Frozen Lake DamHigh20Recreation1934
Pine Shore DamHighPoor20Recreation
Siniard Upper Pond DamHighUnsatisfactory20Recreation
Lake Megan DamHighFair20Recreation
Brevard Music Camp Upper DamHighFair19Recreation1929
Salter DamHighPoor18Recreation
Lewis DamHighPoor18Recreation
Intermont DamHighFair18Recreation
Rainbow Pond DamHighFair18Recreation
Marchman Lake DamHighFair18Recreation
Graber DamHighSatisfactory17Other2006
Turkey Pen Farm DamHighFair17Recreation
Bass Lake DamHighFair15Recreation
Laurel Falls Upper Lake DamHigh0Other
Calico Lake DamHighFair0Other
Sykes Dambax DamHighFair0Other
Mitchums Lake DamHighFair0Other
Cantrell Lake DamSignificantPoor45Recreation1960
The Wilds DamSignificantSatisfactory45Recreation1969
Little River Camp DamSignificantSatisfactory42Recreation
North Shore Lake DamSignificantUnsatisfactory41Recreation
Cardinal Lake DamSignificantFair35Recreation1979
Boot Lake DamSignificantFair34Recreation
Mother Earth Dam UpperSignificantFair33Recreation
Hamlin Lake DamSignificantPoor30Recreation
Camp Burgiss Glen Lake DamSignificantPoor30Recreation
Dupont Lake DamSignificantFair30Recreation
Summit Camp Dam LowerSignificantFair30Recreation
Ford Lake DamSignificantPoor27Recreation
Indian Lake Dam UpperSignificantPoor27Recreation1977
Simpson Lake DamSignificantFair26Recreation1963
Pine Tree Subdivision DamSignificantFair24Recreation
Slick Rock Mountain DamSignificantFair24Recreation
Tarheel Lake DamSignificantFair23Recreation
Mother Earth Dam LowerSignificantPoor21Recreation1948
Sturtevant DamSignificantPoor21Recreation
Reasonover Lake DamSignificantNot Rated21Other
Blue Ridge Lake DamSignificantFair20Recreation
Stone #4 DamSignificantFair20Recreation
Wilson Pond DamSignificant18Recreation
Stone #5 DamSignificantFair15Recreation
Happy Acres DamSignificant14Recreation
Cofrin DamSignificant0Other
Sapphire Lower DamLowFair35Recreation1993
Summit Camp Dam UpperLowPoor30Recreation1979
The Falls DamLowFair25Recreation1989