| Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed |
| Lower Big Hungry Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2015 | Henderson
35°17′35″N 82°21′21″W / 35.2931°N 82.3558°W / 35.2931; -82.3558 (Lower Big Hungry Dam) | Hungry River | Broad River |
| Buckhorn Dam | | 2010 | Sanford
35°31′53″N 78°58′32″W / 35.5314°N 78.9755°W / 35.5314; -78.9755 (Buckhorn Dam) | Buckhorn Creek | Cape Fear River |
| Harnett Metals Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 1999 | Harnett County
35°13′17″N 78°56′43″W / 35.2215°N 78.9453°W / 35.2215; -78.9453 (Harnett Metals Dam) | Tributary to Jumping Run Creek |
| Phillips Creek Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2014 | Bladen County
34°44′20″N 78°45′06″W / 34.7389°N 78.7516°W / 34.7389; -78.7516 (Phillips Creek Dam) | Philips Creek |
| Windermere Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | | Mecklenburg County
35°05′28″N 80°48′47″W / 35.091°N 80.813°W / 35.091; -80.813 (Windermere Dam) | Tributary to McAlpine Creek | Catawba River |
| Shuford Mill Dam | 35 ft (11 m) | 2016 | Brookford
35°42′05″N 81°20′51″W / 35.7013°N 81.3474°W / 35.7013; -81.3474 (Shuford Mill Dam) | Henry Fork River |
| Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam) | 26 ft (7.9 m) | 2004 | Gaston County
35°20′30″N 81°06′56″W / 35.3417°N 81.1156°W / 35.3417; -81.1156 (Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam)) | Tributary to Mauney Creek |
| Walker Pond Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2006 | Burke County
35°42′57″N 81°43′33″W / 35.7157°N 81.7258°W / 35.7157; -81.7258 (Walker Pond Dam) | Tributary to Bailey Fork |
| Lady Marion Dam | 26 ft (7.9 m) | 2019 | McDowell County
35°41′38″N 82°01′32″W / 35.6939°N 82.0256°W / 35.6939; -82.0256 (Lady Marion Dam) | Garden Creek |
| Carbonton Dam | | 2005 | Carbonton
35°31′11″N 79°20′50″W / 35.5198°N 79.3471°W / 35.5198; -79.3471 (Carbonton Dam) | Deep River | Deep River |
| Deep River Farm Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | | Guilford County
36°02′13″N 79°57′08″W / 36.0369°N 79.9521°W / 36.0369; -79.9521 (Deep River Farm Dam) | Tributary to East Fork Deep River |
| Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2018 | Chatham County
35°38′08″N 79°12′40″W / 35.6356°N 79.2111°W / 35.6356; -79.2111 (Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam)) | Rocky River |
| Rush Mountain Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2017 | Henderson
35°14′45″N 82°28′13″W / 35.2459°N 82.4702°W / 35.2459; -82.4702 (Rush Mountain Dam) | Greer Creek | French Broad River |
| Lake Craig Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 1952 | Buncombe County
35°34′55″N 82°29′36″W / 35.5819°N 82.4932°W / 35.5819; -82.4932 (Lake Craig Dam) | Swannanoa River |
| Granite Mill Dam | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 2016 | Haw River
36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam) | Haw River | Haw River |
| Granite Mill Dam 2 | | 2016 | Haw River
36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 2) |
| Granite Mill Dam 3 | | 2016 | Haw River
36°05′26″N 79°22′10″W / 36.0905°N 79.3695°W / 36.0905; -79.3695 (Granite Mill Dam 3) |
| Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam) | 3.5 ft (1.1 m) | 2013 | Swepsonville
36°01′26″N 79°21′59″W / 36.0239°N 79.3663°W / 36.0239; -79.3663 (Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam)) |
| White Oak Lake Dam | 21 ft (6.4 m) | | Guilford County
36°06′31″N 79°46′02″W / 36.1085°N 79.7671°W / 36.1085; -79.7671 (White Oak Lake Dam) | Tributary to North Buffalo Creek |
| A D W Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | | Guilford County
36°02′42″N 79°49′59″W / 36.045°N 79.833°W / 36.045; -79.833 (A D W Dam) | Tributary to South Buffalo Creek |
| Shuler Creek Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2020 | Cherokee County
35°10′52″N 84°17′27″W / 35.181°N 84.2908°W / 35.181; -84.2908 (Shuler Creek Dam) | Shuler Creek | Hiwassee River |
| Little Buck Creek Pond Dam | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 2016 | Clay County
35°03′38″N 83°34′18″W / 35.0605°N 83.5718°W / 35.0605; -83.5718 (Little Buck Creek Pond Dam) | Little Tennessee River | Little Tennessee River |
| Forney Ridge Dam | | 1988 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
35°31′16″N 83°32′34″W / 35.5211°N 83.5429°W / 35.5211; -83.5429 (Forney Ridge Dam) | Forney Creek |
| Dillsboro Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2010 | Dillsboro
35°21′59″N 83°15′00″W / 35.3665°N 83.25°W / 35.3665; -83.25 (Dillsboro Dam) | Tuckasegee River |
| Santeetlah Fish Barrier | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2016 | Graham County
35°22′00″N 83°54′55″W / 35.3668°N 83.9153°W / 35.3668; -83.9153 (Santeetlah Fish Barrier) | Santeetlah Creek |
| Eno Dam | | 2007 | Orange County
36°02′50″N 79°00′39″W / 36.0473°N 79.0109°W / 36.0473; -79.0109 (Eno Dam) | Eno River | Neuse River |
| Ailey Young Park Dam | | 2019 | Wake Forest
35°58′51″N 78°29′46″W / 35.9808°N 78.4961°W / 35.9808; -78.4961 (Ailey Young Park Dam) | Tributary to Dunn Creek |
| Cherry Hospital Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 1998 | Goldsboro
35°23′30″N 78°01′34″W / 35.3916°N 78.0261°W / 35.3916; -78.0261 (Cherry Hospital Dam) | Little River |
| Lowell Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2006 | Kenly
35°33′58″N 78°09′37″W / 35.566°N 78.1602°W / 35.566; -78.1602 (Lowell Dam) |
| Rains Mill Dam | | 1999 | Princeton
35°28′56″N 78°08′37″W / 35.4822°N 78.1437°W / 35.4822; -78.1437 (Rains Mill Dam) |
| Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam) | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2002 | Wake County
35°46′40″N 78°26′28″W / 35.7777°N 78.4411°W / 35.7777; -78.4411 (Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam)) | Marks Creek |
| Crantock Mill Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2008 | Smithfield
35°31′22″N 78°28′00″W / 35.5227°N 78.4668°W / 35.5227; -78.4668 (Crantock Mill Dam) | Middle Creek |
| Milburnie Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2017 | Wake County
35°48′01″N 78°32′23″W / 35.8004°N 78.5396°W / 35.8004; -78.5396 (Milburnie Dam) | Neuse River |
| Quaker Neck Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 1998 | Wayne County
35°22′01″N 78°04′59″W / 35.367°N 78.083°W / 35.367; -78.083 (Quaker Neck Dam) |
| Payne Branch Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2020 | Watauga County
36°11′03″N 81°39′08″W / 36.1841°N 81.6523°W / 36.1841; -81.6523 (Payne Branch Dam) | Middle Fork South Fork New River | New River |
| Cane River Dam | 45 ft (14 m) | 2016 | Burnsville
35°54′14″N 82°19′55″W / 35.9039°N 82.3319°W / 35.9039; -82.3319 (Cane River Dam) | Cane River | Nolichucky River |
| Plumtree Dam | | 1993 | Avery County
36°01′33″N 82°00′34″W / 36.0258°N 82.0095°W / 36.0258; -82.0095 (Plumtree Dam) | North Toe River |
| Altapass Dam | | 2010 | Pisgah National Forest
35°53′19″N 81°59′11″W / 35.8886°N 81.9863°W / 35.8886; -81.9863 (Altapass Dam) | Roses Creek |
| Spruce Pine Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2009 | Spruce Pine
35°55′23″N 82°05′19″W / 35.923°N 82.0887°W / 35.923; -82.0887 (Spruce Pine Dam) | Toe River |
| Old Troy Dam No. 2 | | 2013 | Montgomery County
35°23′15″N 79°52′05″W / 35.3874°N 79.8681°W / 35.3874; -79.8681 (Old Troy Dam No. 2) | Densons Creek | Pee Dee River |
| Troy Dam No. 1 | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2012 | Troy
35°23′14″N 79°52′05″W / 35.3872°N 79.868°W / 35.3872; -79.868 (Troy Dam No. 1) | Densons Creek |
| Chandlers Dynamo Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2012 | Troy
35°22′05″N 79°50′17″W / 35.368°N 79.838°W / 35.368; -79.838 (Chandlers Dynamo Dam) | Little River |
| Smitherman's Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2013 | Troy
35°20′37″N 79°51′11″W / 35.3437°N 79.853°W / 35.3437; -79.853 (Smitherman's Dam) |
| Baucom Lake Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | | Union County
35°02′28″N 80°30′15″W / 35.041°N 80.5043°W / 35.041; -80.5043 (Baucom Lake Dam) | Flag Branch |
| Freedom Park Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2002 | Norwood
35°11′38″N 80°06′11″W / 35.194°N 80.1031°W / 35.194; -80.1031 (Freedom Park Dam) | Little Sugar Creek |
| Steele's Mill Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2009 | Richmond County
34°55′10″N 79°49′44″W / 34.9195°N 79.8288°W / 34.9195; -79.8288 (Steele's Mill Dam) | Hitchcock Creek |
| Yellow Jacket Lake Dam | 26 ft (7.9 m) | | Wilkes County
36°05′38″N 81°11′42″W / 36.094°N 81.195°W / 36.094; -81.195 (Yellow Jacket Lake Dam) | Moravian Creek |
| Baker Dam (Miller Dam) | 19 ft (5.8 m) | | Forsyth County
36°06′54″N 80°07′48″W / 36.115°N 80.13°W / 36.115; -80.13 (Baker Dam (Miller Dam)) | Tributary to Smith Creek |
| Watts Lake Dam | 31 ft (9.4 m) | 1997 | Alexander County
36°01′44″N 81°08′00″W / 36.0289°N 81.1334°W / 36.0289; -81.1334 (Watts Lake Dam) | Tributary to South Yadkin River |
| Lassiter Mill Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2013 | Randolph County
35°33′52″N 79°58′23″W / 35.5644°N 79.973°W / 35.5644; -79.973 (Lassiter Mill Dam) | Uwharrie River |
| Hutchens Dam | 23 ft (7.0 m) | 1998 | Randolph County
35°52′26″N 80°00′07″W / 35.874°N 80.002°W / 35.874; -80.002 (Hutchens Dam) | Tributary to Uwharrie River |
| Ash Bear Pen Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1990 | Blowing Rock
36°07′48″N 81°46′04″W / 36.1299°N 81.7679°W / 36.1299; -81.7679 (Ash Bear Pen Dam) | Cold Prong Creek | Watauga River |
| Yonahlossee Dam | | | Watauga County
36°10′18″N 81°42′58″W / 36.1716°N 81.7161°W / 36.1716; -81.7161 (Yonahlossee Dam) | Lance Creek |
| Ward Mill Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2021 | Watauga County
36°14′29″N 81°49′49″W / 36.2413°N 81.8304°W / 36.2413; -81.8304 (Ward Mill Dam) | Watauga River |
| Unnamed dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2009 | Watauga County | Sims Creek |
| Umstead Dam | | 2016 | | Cape Fear Basin | |
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