List of dam removals in South Carolina

This is a list of dams in South Carolina that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Completed removals

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Dam[1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
No Name Dam at State Road 11-58 7 ft (2.1 m) 1979 Cowpens National Battlefield
35°07′10″N 81°48′17″W / 35.1194°N 81.8046°W / 35.1194; -81.8046 (No Name Dam at State Road 11-58)
Long Branch of Island Creek Broad River
Wrenn Farms Pond Dam 29 ft (8.8 m) 2022 Lancaster
34°46′03″N 80°51′32″W / 34.7674°N 80.8588°W / 34.7674; -80.8588 (Wrenn Farms Pond Dam)
Tributary to Catawba River Catawba River Recreation dam.
Miller Trust Pond Dam 38 ft (12 m) 1993 Rock Hill
34°58′30″N 81°05′30″W / 34.975°N 81.0916°W / 34.975; -81.0916 (Miller Trust Pond Dam)
Tributary to Tools Fork
Old City Reservoir Dam 25 ft (7.6 m) 1988 Lancaster
34°42′N 80°46′W / 34.7°N 80.76°W / 34.7; -80.76 (Old City Reservoir Dam)
Turkey Quarter Creek
Mandel Park Pond Dam (Green Lake Estates Dam) 20 ft (6.1 m) 2017 Richland County
33°59′27″N 80°50′35″W / 33.9907°N 80.8431°W / 33.9907; -80.8431 (Mandel Park Pond Dam (Green Lake Estates Dam))
Cedar Creek Congaree River Recreation dam.
Sheetpile Dam Lexington County
33°56′15″N 81°04′38″W / 33.9375°N 81.0772°W / 33.9375; -81.0772 (Sheetpile Dam)
Conagree Creek
Congaree Creek Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2019 Cayce
33°56′15″N 81°04′38″W / 33.9375°N 81.0773°W / 33.9375; -81.0773 (Congaree Creek Dam)
Water supply dam owned by the Town of Cayce.
Shealy's Pond Dam 21 ft (6.4 m) West Columbia
33°56′55″N 81°10′06″W / 33.9485°N 81.1683°W / 33.9485; -81.1683 (Shealy's Pond Dam)
Savana Branch Recreation dam.
Kirkley Pond Dam 17 ft (5.2 m) 2001 Jefferson
34°32′15″N 80°20′47″W / 34.5374°N 80.3463°W / 34.5374; -80.3463 (Kirkley Pond Dam)
Little Sandy Creek Lynches River Recreation dam.
I-95 Rest Area Lagoon Dam 11 ft (3.4 m) 1999 Tributary to Black Creek Pee Dee River
Matthews Creek Dam 8 ft (2.4 m) 2019 Cleveland
35°03′56″N 82°38′48″W / 35.0656°N 82.6468°W / 35.0656; -82.6468 (Matthews Creek Dam)
Matthews Creek Saluda River Fishing and recreation dam owned by the Naturaland Trust.
Old Saluda Reservoir Dam 33 ft (10 m) Saluda
33°59′24″N 81°46′18″W / 33.99°N 81.7716°W / 33.99; -81.7716 (Old Saluda Reservoir Dam)
Red Bank Creek Recreation dam.
Robert Thomason Pond Dam (Jay's Lake Dam) 23 ft (7.0 m) Fountain Inn
34°40′48″N 82°12′26″W / 34.6801°N 82.2072°W / 34.6801; -82.2072 (Robert Thomason Pond Dam (Jay's Lake Dam))
Tributary to Stoddard Creek Recreation dam.
Upper Northlake Dam 26 ft (7.9 m) 2022 Greenwood
34°13′54″N 82°09′49″W / 34.2318°N 82.1636°W / 34.2318; -82.1636 (Upper Northlake Dam)
Tributary to Rocky Creek Agriculture and recreation dam.
Estimated Dam 824 Allendale County
33°05′33″N 81°34′47″W / 33.0924°N 81.5798°W / 33.0924; -81.5798 (Estimated Dam 824)
Brier Branch Savannah River
Pole Branch Dam 26 ft (7.9 m) 1990 North Augusta
33°32′37″N 81°59′31″W / 33.5435°N 81.9919°W / 33.5435; -81.9919 (Pole Branch Dam)
Pole Branch River
Woodside Dam 1 2011 Greenville
34°46′29″N 82°46′46″W / 34.7746°N 82.7794°W / 34.7746; -82.7794 (Woodside Dam 1)
Twelve Mile River Seneca River
Woodside Dam 2 2011 Greenville
34°45′58″N 82°47′31″W / 34.7661°N 82.792°W / 34.7661; -82.792 (Woodside Dam 2)
Burrell's Place Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2022 Oconee County
34°55′42″N 83°05′57″W / 34.9282°N 83.0991°W / 34.9282; -83.0991 (Burrell's Place Dam)
Tributary to Pigpen Branch Tugaloo River
Burson Lake Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 2020 Oconee County
34°48′01″N 83°17′15″W / 34.8004°N 83.2876°W / 34.8004; -83.2876 (Burson Lake Dam)
Reedy Creek Owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
Carmet Pond Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2020 Spartanburg County
34°53′59″N 82°09′23″W / 34.8996°N 82.1563°W / 34.8996; -82.1563 (Carmet Pond Dam)
Tributary to South Tyger River Tyger River

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.