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Metal Detecting at B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake in North Carolina

Zone confirmation required — detecting is limited to currently designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless the District Commander prohibits itGrade A · 100/100 · Verified

36 CFR 327.14 permits metal detectors on designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless prohibited by the District Commander; exact current usable area must be confirmed.

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Can you metal detect at B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake?

Zone confirmation required — detecting is limited to currently designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless the District Commander prohibits it. 36 CFR 327.14 permits metal detectors on designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless prohibited by the District Commander; exact current usable area must be confirmed.

Permit/authorization: Confirm current designated area with project manager — Verify the exact controlling manager, current posted rules/orders, intended detector use, recovery method, protected-resource constraints and any required written authorization before field use.

Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.

Managing agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PermitConfirm current designated area with project manager
JurisdictionFederal
Location typeU.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation project
Rule basisVerified controlling rule

Current verified decision

What the current evidence actually allows

Decision resolved
Detector useConditionally permitted only inside an authority-designated/qualifying zone; exact zone not yet verified/stored
Ground disturbanceConditional recovery rules apply only inside the authority-designated/qualifying zone; exact zone must be confirmed first
Recovery feasibilityPotentially available only inside the authority-designated zone and subject to all recovery/resource conditions
Permission inferenceThe legal exception is verified, but no exact park-specific detecting footprint is inferred from shoreline, beach imagery, access points or public maps
Legal precisionConditional legal exception with unresolved exact spatial designation
Permission ceilingOnly within the authority-designated or expressly qualifying footprint described by the controlling rule; no permission boundary is inferred from a map pin, shoreline or address
Trip block / prerequisiteThe exact authority-designated detecting zone is not independently verified/stored for this location
Planning stateConfirm Exact Designated Zone Before Travel
Jurisdiction scopeControlling Rule Scope Stored
Proof required before tripYes
Water jurisdictionSeparate water rule applies
Historic / recoveryProtected-resource restrictions apply
Scope guardrail: Never turn a statewide coastal exception, beach label, shoreline, address or public-access point into an invented detecting zone or polygon.
Jurisdiction scope note: Apply the stored controlling rule only within its stated jurisdiction/property scope and honor any narrower site-specific overlay.
Scope gate: Confirm the exact authority-designated or expressly qualifying detecting footprint before treating the legal exception as usable at this property.
Authorization pathway: Confirm the exact authority-designated/qualifying zone from a current official source before travel.
Proof before travel: Carry or save a current official source, manager confirmation or onsite authoritative designation that identifies the usable footprint. A map pin, shoreline, address, place name or third-party description is not proof.
Next action: Do not treat this page as trip-ready yet. Confirm and retain the current authority-designated detecting zone for the exact property, then obey all dune, submerged-water, closure and historic-resource restrictions.

Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-08-29 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-27 · source conflict none identified.

Map and public access reference

This record has a safe map query. Resolve it on demand to display a temporary provider search match without altering the verified dataset.

Map coverage modeNamed public place map search
Navigation queryB. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake, North Carolina
Map verificationQuery navigation — no invented coordinate

The map always renders with state/local context. Use Resolve this place on map to place a temporary provider search match on the map, or use the provider buttons directly. The temporary match is not written into the verified-coordinate dataset.

Legal status and controlling rule

36 CFR 327.14 permits metal detectors on designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless prohibited by the District Commander; exact current usable area must be confirmed.

Where detecting is allowed

Only currently designated beach or previously disturbed area confirmed by the project manager.

Permit and digging rules

Permit: Confirm current designated area with project manager

Verify the exact controlling manager, current posted rules/orders, intended detector use, recovery method, protected-resource constraints and any required written authorization before field use.

Digging: Do not excavate, damage vegetation/facilities, disturb archaeological or historic resources, graves, utilities or protected natural features. Follow exact tool, hole-depth and restoration rules.

Water and artifact rules

Water detecting: Shoreline, beach, reservoir and bottomland ownership can differ from adjacent recreation access. Do not infer detector/recovery permission from swimming, fishing, boating or public access.

Historic/artifact rule: Do not disturb or remove archaeological, historic, burial or culturally protected resources. North Carolina archaeology law and applicable federal protections remain controlling.

Verification record

This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .

Map policy: every record has an in-page map plus external map-provider navigation. Verified pins remain canonical; query-only records can create a temporary provider search marker on demand, which is never promoted to verified geometry automatically. No map mode proves permission.

Official legal and place sources

B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake metal detecting FAQ

Can you metal detect at B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake?

36 CFR 327.14 permits metal detectors on designated beaches or previously disturbed areas unless prohibited by the District Commander; exact current usable area must be confirmed.

Is a permit or authorization required at B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake?

Confirm current designated area with project manager Verify the exact controlling manager, current posted rules/orders, intended detector use, recovery method, protected-resource constraints and any required written authorization before field use.

Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?

Yes. The page provides map context and address/name-based navigation even when an independently verified coordinate pin has not yet been published. Query navigation does not establish detecting permission.

How current is this B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake record?

The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-29 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.

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