Dams in Richland County, South Carolina
115Total Dams
64High Hazard
10Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Lake | High | Unsatisfactory | 48 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Lake Carolina Dam | High | Fair | 47 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Lake Columbia Dam | High | Poor | 45 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Congaree Construction Upper Dam | High | Fair | 43 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Village Lake Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Clark Lake Dam | High | Poor | 32 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Sandhill Rec Pond Dam | High | Poor | 31 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Columbia Reservoir Dike | High | Fair | 30 | ||
| Hughes Pond Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Ascot Dam 1 | High | Fair | 26 | ||
| West Lake Farms Dam | High | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 3 | High | Fair | 26 | Other | 1963 |
| Ascot Dam 2 | High | Fair | 25 | ||
| Summit Dam 6 | High | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Oak Hills Golf Club Dam | High | Fair | 24 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Woodlake Dam | High | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Sidney Bouknight Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Gwinns Pond | High | Fair | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Harbison New Town Lake | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Walden Place Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Peeler's Pond Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Summit Dam 1 | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Entrance Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Forest Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1900 |
| Arcadia Woods Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Se Community Park Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 2 | High | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Lower Twin Lake | High | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Carys Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Lincolnshire Homeowners Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Lower Spring Valley Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| North Springs Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Other | 1975 |
| Shimmy's Pond Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Woodcreek Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Windsor Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Other | 1965 |
| Springwood Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Moores Pond Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Harbison Floodwater Detention Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Rocky Ford Lake Dam | High | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Pine Springs Lake Complex Dam 2 | High | Fair | 17 | Other | 1948 |
| Pine Springs Lake Complex Dam 1 | High | Fair | 17 | Other | 1948 |
| Capt Jims Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Old Still Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Centex Homes Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | |
| Pinewood Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lake Katherine Dam | High | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 4 | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Murray Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1930 |
| Wildewood Pond Dam 5 | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Drexel Lake Dam | High | Poor | 14 | ||
| Sesqui Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Upper Windsor Lake Dam | High | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Longbranch Llc Duck Pond Dam | High | Poor | 13 | Recreation | |
| North Lake Dam | High | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Trotwood Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Sunview Lake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Other | 1949 |
| Deerlake Dam | High | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Park Shore Lake Dam | High | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Harmons Pond Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Allan's Mill Subdivision Pond 1 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 10 | Recreation | |
| Longbranch Llc Fish Pond Dam | High | Poor | 9 | Recreation | |
| Mirror Lake Dam | High | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Keels Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Kennedy Dam | Significant | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Semmes Lake | Significant | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Fuller Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Mullers Lake | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Morris Pond | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Metze Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Stevenson's Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Adams Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Columbia Embankment And Canal Spillway | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 8 | Hydroelectric | 1882 |
| Muthig Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 56 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Broad River Trace Dam | Low | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1999 |
| Ben Lippen School Dam | Low | Poor | 36 | Recreation | 1990 |
| Tucker Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Brown Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 32 | Recreation | 1971 |
| International Paper Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Other | 1984 |
| Columbia International University Lower Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Recreation | |
| Smiths Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Arthur Keels Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake Ashley Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Freemans Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Scfire Academy Dam | Low | Fair | 24 | Other | 1995 |
| Jordans Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Barnnets Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Nicholas Creek Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1994 |
| Happy Times Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Boyds Pond Dam | Low | 22 | Irrigation | 1963 | |
| Dys Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Coal Ash Pond Number Two | Low | Fair | 20 | Tailings | 1970 |
| Raintree Investors Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | |
| Robert L Scarborough Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | 1993 |
| Burnsides Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Messers Pond | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Upper Davis Pond | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Upper Legion Lake | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Wilson Millpond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1960 |
| M R Trotter Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | 1971 | |
| Reveres Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Dupre Pond | Low | Unsatisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Westons Pond Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Morrels Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Other | 1957 |
| Hospitals Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Goodwill Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Clarks Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Other | 1960 |
| Clarkson Pond Dam | Low | 8 | Recreation | 1965 | |
| Duffies Pond Dam | Low | 7 | Recreation | 1967 | |
| Drafts Pond Dam | Low | 7 | Recreation | 1967 | |
| Covingtons Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Pine Tree Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 17 | Other | |
| Epworth Pines Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1966 |
| Haithcock Pond Dam | Undetermined | 10 | Recreation |