Dam

North Carolina is home to more than 6,000 dams and most are classified as low hazard. But some 194 of them are classified as high hazard and in poor or unsatisfactory condition.

Engineers in Raleigh's Storm Water Utilities Department are planning to replace dams protecting some capital city neighborhoods. Each project is expected…

Two public hearings are scheduled this week in the ongoing fight over whether Alcoa should be allowed to continue operating dams on the Yadkin River. The…

Town commissioners in Hope Mills have a plan for repairing the broken Hope Mills Dam. The dam failed last June leaving the Hope Mills Lake dry. The town's…

A dam breach in Moore County didn't put the public in danger. But it did serve as a reminder of the many dams in North Carolina that could be more…