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Hawkins Sediment Basin 4 Dam, North Carolina
Hawkins Sediment Basin 4 Dam on coldwater in North Carolina.
Open in BirdTrout35.9361, -82.0849 · Mitchell County · NID NC05916. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
The water here carries no anadromous run on our corridor map, so this page makes no claim about salmon or steelhead at this dam. What it sits on is coldwater — resident trout water — and the section below says which classification says so.
The structure
- Owner
- Sibelco North America, Inc. Private
- Purpose
- Debris Control
- Completed
- 2009
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 30 ft
- Length
- 545 ft
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Storage
- 15 acre-ft
- Drainage
- 0 sq mi
- Condition
- Satisfactory · High hazard potential
From the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Hazard potential is a downstream-consequence classification, not a statement about the structure's condition.
The water above and below
- North Toe River 0.65 mi from the dam · Delayed Harvest Trout Waters · stocked holdover (NCWRC)
- Sullins Branch 0.7 mi from the dam · Delayed Harvest Trout Waters · stocked holdover (NCWRC)
- English Creek 1.47 mi from the dam · Delayed Harvest Trout Waters · stocked holdover (NCWRC)
Coldwater designation is the state's own classification. A dam sits on one river and this list is every designated reach within a mile and a half of it, so a tributary mouth shows up here too.
Water right now
| Gauge | Distance | Temp | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba R Nr Pleasant Gardens, Nc | 17.3 mi | 66.4 °F | 296 cfs |
| Catawba R at Sr1223 Bl Lk James Nr Bridgewater, Nc | 19.4 mi | 66.2 °F | 113 cfs |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it. A hydro dam's releases move the flow below it on a schedule the gauge sees and this page does not.
Getting to it
- Spruce Pine Riverside Park 1.8 mi · walk in · North Toe River
- Bakersville Greenway 6.7 mi · walk in · Cane Creek
- Yancey County Toe River Campground 7.8 mi · walk in · South Toe River
Public access sites near the dam, straight-line distance. A dam itself is private property unless its owner says otherwise; these are the places the state lists as open.
Fly shops nearby
- Buck Creek Trout Farm 13.6 mi · Marion · +18287249612
- Deep South Co Outfitters 16.6 mi · Elk Park · +18282605963
- Cole's Tackle Box 24.3 mi
- Brummet's Live Bait & Tackle 24.4 mi
- Take A Hike Outfitters 25.7 mi · Black Mountain · +18286690811