Hurricane Florence Breached Dams

Below is a listing of all of the confirmed breached dams to date following Hurricane Florence. The table includes links to inspection reports that have been issued as a  result of statewide assessments of dams.


Reports are available in pdf format.

Pre-Florence 2018 Dam - Assessment Post-Florence 2018 - Dam Assessment

Breached Regulated Dams

Chesterfield County

DAM  NAME  CLASS NUMBER REPORT
CRAWFORD POND Class 3
- Low Hazard
D1824 D1824 Inspection Report - 9/28/2018
LAKEWIND Class 2
- Significant Hazard
D3188 N/A

 

Darlington County

DAM  NAME  CLASS NUMBER REPORT
LAKE DARPO Class 3
- Low Hazard
D3530 D3530 Inspection Report - 9/27/2018
JORDAN POND Class 2
- Significant Hazard
D3532 D3532 Inspection Report - 9/28/2018
SPRING LAKE Class 3
- Low Hazard
D3539 D3539 Inspection Report - 9/28/2018

 

Dillon County 

DAM  NAME  CLASS NUMBER REPORT
MCCOLL POND Class 3
- Low Hazard
D0848 D0848 Inspection Report - 10/1/2018

 

Marion County 

DAM  NAME  CLASS NUMBER REPORT
BAXLEY 501 POND Class 2
- Significant Hazard
D0513 D0513 Inspection Report - 9/24/2018

 

Marlboro county 

DAM  NAME  CLASS NUMBER REPORT
McMEEKIN POND Class 3
- Low Hazard
D3430 D3430 Inspection Report - 9/26/2018
MCLAURINS MILLPOND Class 2
- Significant Hazard
D3441 D3441 Inspection Report - 9/28/2018
DAVIDS MILLPOND Class 2
- Significant Hazard
D3450 D3450 Inspection Report - 9/27/2018
COVINGTON MILLPOND Class 3
- Low Hazard
D3453 D3453 Inspection Report - 9/28/2018

* Covington Millpond Dam was previously under an emergency order as a result of Hurricane Matthew (2016). 

 

What the regulated dam classifications mean:

  • High-hazard (C-1) - Failure may cause loss of life or serious damage to infrastructure.
  • Significant-hazard (C-2) - Failure will not likely cause loss of life but may damage infrastructure.
  • Low-hazard (C-3) - Failure may cause limited property damage.

 

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Dams & Reservoirs Florence 2018 Statewide