This is a list of dams in North Carolina that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.__TOC__
| Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Big Hungry Dam | 2015 | Henderson | Hungry River | Broad River | Municipal hydroelectric dam. | ||
| Buckhorn Dam | 2010 | Sanford | Buckhorn Creek | Cape Fear River | Hydropower dam owned by Progress Energy Inc. | ||
| Harnett Metals Dam | 1999 | Harnett County | Tributary to Jumping Run Creek | Recreation dam. | |||
| Phillips Creek Dam | 2014 | Bladen County | Philips Creek | Recreation dam. | |||
| Windermere Dam | Mecklenburg County | Tributary to McAlpine Creek | Catawba River | Recreation dam. | |||
| Shuford Mill Dam | 2016 | Brookford | Henry Fork River | ||||
| Rowland Lake Lower Dam (Ray Durham Lower Dam) | 2004 | Gaston County | Tributary to Mauney Creek | Recreation dam. | |||
| Walker Pond Dam | 2006 | Burke County | Tributary to Bailey Fork | Recreation dam. | |||
| Lady Marion Dam | 2019 | McDowell County | Garden Creek | Recreation dam. | |||
| Carbonton Dam | 2005 | Carbonton | Deep River | Deep River | |||
| Deep River Farm Dam | Guilford County | Tributary to East Fork Deep River | Recreation dam. | ||||
| Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) | 2018 | Chatham County | Rocky River | Hydropower dam owned by Rocky River Hydro. | |||
| Rush Mountain Dam | 2017 | Henderson | Greer Creek | French Broad River | Amenity pond. | ||
| Lake Craig Dam | 1952 | Buncombe County | Swannanoa River | Recreation dam. | |||
| Granite Mill Dam | 2016 | Haw River | Haw River | Haw River | Mill dam. | ||
| Granite Mill Dam 2 | 2016 | Haw River | |||||
| Granite Mill Dam 3 | 2016 | Haw River | |||||
| Upper Swepsonville Dam (Puryear Dam) | 2013 | Swepsonville | Gristmill and sawmill dam owned by the Town of Swepsonville at the time of its removal. | ||||
| White Oak Lake Dam | Guilford County | Tributary to North Buffalo Creek | Water supply dam. | ||||
| A D W Dam | Guilford County | Tributary to South Buffalo Creek | Recreation dam. | ||||
| Shuler Creek Dam | 2020 | Cherokee County | Shuler Creek | Hiwassee River | Owned by the U.S. Forest Service. | ||
| Little Buck Creek Pond Dam | 2016 | Clay County | Little Tennessee River | Little Tennessee River | Mill dam. | ||
| Forney Ridge Dam | 1988 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Forney Creek | ||||
| Dillsboro Dam | 2010 | Dillsboro | Tuckasegee River | Hydropower dam owned by Duke Energy. | |||
| Santeetlah Fish Barrier | 2016 | Graham County | Santeetlah Creek | Rough fish barrier. | |||
| Eno Dam | 2007 | Orange County | Eno River | Neuse River | |||
| Ailey Young Park Dam | 2019 | Wake Forest | Tributary to Dunn Creek | Farm pond dam owned by the Town of Wake Forest. | |||
| Cherry Hospital Dam | 1998 | Goldsboro | Little River | ||||
| Lowell Dam | 2006 | Kenly | Mill dam. | ||||
| Rains Mill Dam | 1999 | Princeton | |||||
| Temple Sloan Dam (Whitley Dam) | 2002 | Wake County | Marks Creek | Recreation dam. | |||
| Crantock Mill Dam | 2008 | Smithfield | Middle Creek | ||||
| Milburnie Dam | 2017 | Wake County | Neuse River | Saw mill, gristmill, papermill, and hydropower dam. | |||
| Quaker Neck Dam | 1998 | Wayne County | Dam provided cooling water for a steam plant. Owned by the Carolina Power & Light Company. | ||||
| Payne Branch Dam | 2020 | Watauga County | Middle Fork South Fork New River | New River | Hydropower dam owned by New River Light & Power. | ||
| Cane River Dam | 2016 | Burnsville | Cane River | Nolichucky River | Hydropower dam. | ||
| Plumtree Dam | 1993 | Avery County | North Toe River | ||||
| Altapass Dam | 2010 | Pisgah National Forest | Roses Creek | ||||
| Spruce Pine Dam | 2009 | Spruce Pine | Toe River | Power generation. | |||
| Old Troy Dam No. 2 | 2013 | Montgomery County | Densons Creek | Pee Dee River | Recreation dam. | ||
| Troy Dam No. 1 | 2012 | Troy | Densons Creek | Water supply dam. | |||
| Chandlers Dynamo Dam | 2012 | Troy | Little River | ||||
| Smitherman's Dam | 2013 | Troy | Cotton mill dam owned by the Town of Troy a prior to its removal. | ||||
| Baucom Lake Dam | Union County | Flag Branch | Recreation dam. | ||||
| Freedom Park Dam | 2002 | Norwood | Little Sugar Creek | ||||
| Steele's Mill Dam | 2009 | Richmond County | Hitchcock Creek | Hydropower dam owned by the City of Rockingham. | |||
| Yellow Jacket Lake Dam | Wilkes County | Moravian Creek | Recreation dam. | ||||
| Baker Dam (Miller Dam) | Forsyth County | Tributary to Smith Creek | Recreation dam. | ||||
| Watts Lake Dam | 1997 | Alexander County | Tributary to South Yadkin River | Recreation dam. | |||
| Lassiter Mill Dam | 2013 | Randolph County | Uwharrie River | Gristmill dam | |||
| Hutchens Dam | 1998 | Randolph County | Tributary to Uwharrie River | Recreation dam. | |||
| Ash Bear Pen Dam | 1990 | Blowing Rock | Cold Prong Creek | Watauga River | |||
| Yonahlossee Dam | Watauga County | Lance Creek | |||||
| Ward Mill Dam | 2021 | Watauga County | Watauga River | Hydropower dam. | |||
| Unnamed dam | 2009 | Watauga County | Sims Creek | Located near the Blue Ridge Parkway. | |||
| Umstead Dam | 2016 | Cape Fear Basin |