Levees / By state / North Carolina
Levee systems in North Carolina
39 systems on the federal register, with 8,577 people recorded living behind the 22 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
39
current records
People behind them
8,577
across 22 systems
Miles of levee
76.8
across 23 systems
Not accredited
41%
16 of 39
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Every system in North Carolina
39 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Levee | Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina | Accredited | 5,736 | 2.79 miles |
| Swan Quarter | Swan Quarter, Hyde County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 1,089 | 13.7 miles |
| Haywood Levee 1 | Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 768 | 0.64 miles |
| Princeville Dike | Princeville, Edgecombe County, North Carolina | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 343 | 3.28 miles |
| Alligator River Levee Ring | Fairfield, Tyrrell County, North Carolina | Accredited | 263 | 22.7 miles |
| White Oak Dike | Kelly, Bladen County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 189 | 14.6 miles |
| Deep Creek FDRP | Speed, Edgecombe County, North Carolina | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 39 | 1.41 miles |
| Riverside/Linville Roads | Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina | Accredited | 33 | 0.49 miles |
| Moravian Creek FDR | Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 24 | 0.04 miles |
| Haywood Levee 2 | Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 21 | 0.55 miles |
| Pantego-Cucklers Albemarle Canal (AC) Southern Levee | Pantego, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 20 | 1.26 miles |
| Pantego-Cucklers Interceptor Canal (IC) Northern Levee | Pantego, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 15 | 1.63 miles |
| Pantego-Cucklers Interceptor Canal (IC) Southern Levee | Pantego, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 15 | 1.73 miles |
| Little Alligator River Levee | Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 8 | 6.67 miles |
| Pasquotank River FCP | South Mills, Pasquotank County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 6 | 3.09 miles |
| Pine Street | Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 4 | 0.10 miles |
| Quality Mills | Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina | Accredited | 3 | 0.21 miles |
| Merita Bakery | Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 1 | 0.46 miles |
| Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant | Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.36 miles |
| Madison Wastewater Treatment Levee System | Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.26 miles |
| Maggie Valley WWTP | Maggie Valley, Haywood County, North Carolina | Accredited | 0 | 0.16 miles |
| Pantego-Cucklers Albemarle Canal (AC) Northern Levee | Pantego, Washington County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.41 miles |
| Acre Swamp | Pinetown, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Briar Creek | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Broomfield Creek | Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Clayroot Swamp | Vanceboro, Pitt County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Cypress Run | Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Cypress Run Camden | South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Durham Water Treatment Plant | Durham, Durham County, North Carolina | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.29 miles |
| Joyce Creek | South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Leith Creek | Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Littl Sugar Creek | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Mill Run | South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Perquimans River | Winfall, Perquimans County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pungo Creek | Pinetown, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pungo River | Pantego, Hyde County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| South Creek | Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Swift Creek | Vanceboro, Craven County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Walla Watta Branch | Pinetown, Beaufort County, North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.