# 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

| Dam | 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 | Catawba River | |
| 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 | Catawba River | |
| 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 River | |
| 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) | Conagree Creek | Congaree River | 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 | Congaree River | 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 | Saluda River | 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 | Saluda River | 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 | Saluda River | 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 | Savannah 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) | Twelve Mile River | Seneca River | |
| 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 | Tugaloo River | 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 | |
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