Dams in Oconee County, South Carolina

63Total Dams

36High Hazard

5Significant

Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
West Dam, Bad Creek	High	Satisfactory	170	Hydroelectric	1991
Yonah	High	Satisfactory	92	Hydroelectric	1925
Clemson Upper Diversion Dam	High	Not Available	75	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Jocassee Spillway	High	Satisfactory	64	Hydroelectric	1973
Beaverdam Creek Wcd Dam 4	High	Fair	60	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Beaverdam Creek Wcd Dam 2	High	Fair	57	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Chattooga Lake Dam	High	Poor	55	Recreation	1954
Lake Leroy Dam	High	Fair	50	Recreation	1960
Coneross Creek Wcd Dam 1a	High	Fair	50	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Beaverdam Creek Wcd Dam 3a	High	Fair	49	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
East Village Creek Farm Pond	High	Fair	48	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Townes Creek Dam	High	Fair	48	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1961
Lake Cheohee Dam	High	Fair	41	Recreation	1950
Jocassee Ridge Reflections Dam	High	Fair	41	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Lake Jemike Dam 1	High	Fair	40	Recreation	1944
Mountain Rest Lake Dam	High	Fair	39	Recreation	1960
Mountain Lake Dam	High	Fair	38	Recreation	1958
Horseshoe Lake Dam	High	Fair	38	Irrigation	1960
Coneross Creek Wcd Dam 8	High	Fair	38	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Whitewater Lake Dam	High	Fair	37	Recreation	1961
Bob Edwards Dam	High	Fair	37	Debris Control	1992
Beaverdam Creek Wcd Dam 5	High	Fair	37	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Fiddlers Cove Dam	High	Fair	34	Recreation	1988
Coneross Creek Wcd Dam 9a	High	Fair	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Coneross Creek Wcd Dam 21	High	Fair	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Dickerson Fishing Lake	High	Poor	33	Recreation
Oconee State Park Dam 1	High	Fair	33	Recreation	1935
Oconee State Park Dam 2	High	Fair	33	Recreation	1970
Gordons Lake Dam	High	Fair	32	Recreation	1961
Crystal Lake Dam	High	Fair	30	Recreation	1948
Clemson Lower Diversion Dam - Saddle Dike	High	Not Available	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Browns Lake Dam	High	Fair	26	Recreation	1950
Dike A - Keowee	High	Satisfactory	25	Hydroelectric	1969
Booker's Lake Dam	High	Poor	24	Recreation	1948
Lake Jemike Dam 2	High	Fair	22	Recreation	1959
Leonidas Dam	High	Fair	21	Recreation	1960
Rholetter Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	29	Recreation	1975
Nick Vatis Dam	Significant	Fair	27	Recreation	1955
Dr Stuart Clarkson Dam	Significant	Fair	26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Harper Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	21	Recreation	1948
Mountain Springs Lake Dam	Significant	Fair	19	Recreation	1972
Bob Stein Dam	Low	Fair	44	Recreation
Chickasaw Point Dam	Low		43	Recreation
Thrift Brothers Dam	Low	Poor	43	Recreation	1970
Thrift Lake Dam	Low	Fair	42	Recreation	1962
Lake Carostar Dam	Low	Poor	39	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
H H Moore Dam	Low	Poor	37	Irrigation	1985
Johns Pond Dam	Low	Poor	34	Recreation	1954
Falta Pond Dam	Low	Fair	34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Edward Brower Dam	Low	Poor	31	Recreation	1988
Country Club Pond Dam	Low	Poor	31	Recreation	1957
Stephen Mullenix Dam	Low		30	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Walhalla Reservoir 3	Low	Poor	30	Recreation	1955
Wayne Galloway Dam	Low	Poor	30	Recreation	1996
Keasler's Pond Dam	Low	Poor	28	Recreation	1962
Angus Warren Dam	Low	Fair	28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1993
Lewis G Stubbs Dam	Low	Fair	27	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1982
Hicks Pond Dam	Low	Fair	25	Recreation	1969
Beaver Lake Dam	Low	Fair	22	Recreation	1981
Walhalla Reservoir Dam	Low	Poor	18	Water Supply	1955
Freeman Pond Dam	Undetermined	Fair	26	Recreation
Joseph B James Dam	Undetermined	Fair	25	Recreation
Stevens Coneross Dam	Undetermined		20	Hydroelectric