Dams in Virginia

%!s(int=2701)Total Dams

433High Hazard

183Significant

312Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Virginia

Virginia has 2,701 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 433 (16%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 183 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 124 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Virginia is 76 years old. As dams age, inspection frequency and maintenance become increasingly important for ensuring public safety. The most common purpose for dams in Virginia is recreation, accounting for 1,177 of the state's dams.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Virginia, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Virginia Dam Facts

Total Dams	2,701
High Hazard Dams	433
Average Dam Age	76 years
Tallest Dam	605 ft
Largest Reservoir	1,150,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	124

Notable Dams in Virginia

Long Bottom Branch Dam605 ftUndetermined 30-acre Pond300 ftUndetermined West Fork Slurry Impoundment Dam260 ftUndetermined Gathright Dam257 ftHigh John W. Flannagan Dam250 ftHigh

Counties in Virginia

Accomack12 dams Albemarle164 dams21 high hazard Alleghany7 dams3 high hazard Amelia40 dams1 high hazard Amherst40 dams10 high hazard Appomattox17 dams Augusta34 dams17 high hazard Bath11 dams3 high hazard Bedford96 dams13 high hazard Bland3 dams1 high hazard Botetourt11 dams4 high hazard Bristol2 dams2 high hazard Brunswick8 dams2 high hazard Buchanan6 dams Buckingham58 dams15 high hazard Buena Vista1 dams Campbell28 dams3 high hazard Caroline81 dams6 high hazard Carroll11 dams5 high hazard Charles City6 dams Charlotte16 dams11 high hazard Chesapeake3 dams1 high hazard Chesterfield76 dams11 high hazard Clarke6 dams Colonial Heights1 dams1 high hazard Craig5 dams4 high hazard Culpeper31 dams4 high hazard Cumberland54 dams5 high hazard Danville6 dams Dickenson6 dams2 high hazard Dinwiddie20 dams2 high hazard Emporia1 dams1 high hazard Essex17 dams Fairfax75 dams29 high hazard Fauquier80 dams8 high hazard Floyd5 dams Fluvanna36 dams5 high hazard Franklin40 dams3 high hazard Franklin City1 dams Frederick34 dams12 high hazard Fredericksburg4 dams Giles4 dams3 high hazard Gloucester10 dams3 high hazard Goochland88 dams5 high hazard Grayson13 dams4 high hazard Greene18 dams7 high hazard Greensville12 dams1 high hazard Halifax63 dams Hampton4 dams2 high hazard Hanover91 dams4 high hazard Harrisonburg2 dams1 high hazard Henrico22 dams6 high hazard Henry46 dams12 high hazard Isle of Wight15 dams1 high hazard James City36 dams1 high hazard King George11 dams1 high hazard King William37 dams2 high hazard King and Queen23 dams1 high hazard Lancaster9 dams1 high hazard Lee7 dams2 high hazard Loudoun98 dams15 high hazard Louisa61 dams7 high hazard Lunenburg11 dams Lynchburg5 dams4 high hazard Madison20 dams1 high hazard Manassas2 dams Martinsville2 dams1 high hazard Mecklenburg21 dams3 high hazard Middlesex13 dams Montgomery3 dams2 high hazard Nelson17 dams2 high hazard New Kent23 dams5 high hazard Newport News4 dams1 high hazard Norfolk1 dams1 high hazard Northampton16 dams Northumberland10 dams Norton2 dams2 high hazard Nottoway25 dams1 high hazard Orange18 dams3 high hazard Page6 dams2 high hazard Patrick55 dams3 high hazard Petersburg3 dams1 high hazard Pittsylvania87 dams7 high hazard Powhatan71 dams2 high hazard Prince Edward58 dams6 high hazard Prince George24 dams Prince William33 dams13 high hazard Pulaski8 dams4 high hazard Rappahannock23 dams1 high hazard Richmond11 dams Richmond City11 dams5 high hazard Roanoke6 dams4 high hazard Roanoke City2 dams2 high hazard Rockbridge10 dams6 high hazard Rockingham14 dams10 high hazard Russell11 dams3 high hazard Scott2 dams1 high hazard Shenandoah12 dams3 high hazard Smyth5 dams1 high hazard Southampton11 dams Spotsylvania34 dams7 high hazard Stafford29 dams13 high hazard Staunton1 dams Suffolk22 dams8 high hazard Surry7 dams Sussex32 dams Tazewell5 dams3 high hazard Virginia Beach10 dams2 high hazard Warren15 dams2 high hazard Washington3 dams1 high hazard Waynesboro1 dams1 high hazard Westmoreland16 dams1 high hazard Williamsburg3 dams1 high hazard Wise20 dams7 high hazard Wythe6 dams1 high hazard York18 dams2 high hazard

High Hazard Dams in Virginia

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Gathright Dam	Alleghany	257 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
John W. Flannagan Dam	Dickenson	250 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Clifford D. Craig Memorial Dam	Roanoke	241 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Smith Mountain Combination Pump Storage	Pittsylvania	237 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Philpott Dam	Franklin	220 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Landfill No. 2 Dam	Alleghany	184 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Bath County P S Lower Reservoir - Lower Dam	Bath	170 ft	Poor	Hydroelectric
Cobbs Creek Regional Water Supply Dam (main Dam A)	Cumberland	160 ft	Not Rated	Water Supply
Talbott	Patrick	144 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Lower North River # 81c	Rockingham	143 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Possum Point Ash Dam #d	Prince William	140 ft	Satisfactory	Debris Control
Claytor	Pulaski	139 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Ragged Mountain Dam	Albemarle	133 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Townes	Patrick	133 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Lake Mooney Dam	Stafford	130 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
North Fork Of Pound Dam	Wise	122 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Upper North River #76	Augusta	118 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lower North River # 82	Rockingham	114 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Upper North River #77	Augusta	107 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Holiday Dam	Frederick	102 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Bremo Power Station Dam	Fluvanna	102 ft	Satisfactory	Debris Control
Lake Anna Dam And Reservoir	Louisa	100 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Celanese Acetate Pond A	Giles	99 ft	Satisfactory	Other
South River Dam #10a	Augusta	98 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Motts Run Reservoir Dam	Spotsylvania	97 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Unimin Tailings Dam	Frederick	96 ft	Not Rated	Tailings
Potomac Creek Dam #1	Stafford	94 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lower North River # 83	Rockingham	93 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Island Creek Dam	Mecklenburg	92 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Leesville	Pittsylvania	90 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Hunting Run Dam	Spotsylvania	89 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Lower North River # 78	Rockingham	89 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stewarts Creek - Lovills Creek Dam #9	Carroll	88 ft	Fair	Recreation
Pedlar River Dam	Amherst	87 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Shoemaker River # 4c	Rockingham	86 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Carvin Cove Dam	Botetourt	85 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Lake Monticello Dam	Fluvanna	85 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Beaver Creek Dam	Bristol	85 ft	Not Available	Flood Risk Reduction
Lower North River # 80	Rockingham	82 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Moores Creek Dam	Rockbridge	82 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Aquia Creek Dam	Stafford	81 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Dry Run Dam #102	Page	81 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lower North River # 22b	Rockingham	80 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stony Creek Dam #9	Shenandoah	80 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Upper Norton Reservoir Dam	Norton	78 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Sugar Hollow Dam	Albemarle	77 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
T. Nelson Elliott Dam	Prince William	76 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Upper Clinch Valley Dam #1b	Tazewell	76 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Frederick Dam	Frederick	74 ft	Fair	Recreation
Shoemaker River # 3b	Rockingham	74 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Montclair Dam	Prince William	74 ft	Poor	Recreation
Brasfield (appomattox)	Dinwiddie	73 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Greene County Reservoir Dam	Greene	73 ft	Not Rated	Water Supply
Beaver Creek Dam	Henry	71 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Buffalo River Dam # 2	Amherst	71 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Stony Creek Dam #10	Shenandoah	71 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Big Cherry Rcc Dam	Wise	70 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Barcroft Dam	Fairfax	69 ft	Fair	Recreation
Beaverdam Creek Dam	Bedford	68 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Ivy Hill Dam	Bedford	68 ft	Fair	Recreation
Cherrystone Creek Dam # 2a	Pittsylvania	68 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Upper North River Dam #10	Augusta	68 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Dry Run Dam #101	Page	67 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Little Creek Dam	James City	67 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Great Creek Dam # 6a	Brunswick	67 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Licking Run Dam	Fauquier	66 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Veterans Memorial Dam	Orange	66 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Coles Run Dam	Augusta	65 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Chris Greene Dam	Albemarle	65 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Upper Occoquan Dam	Prince William	65 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Clinch River Flyash Dam #2	Russell	65 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Kingstowne Lake Dam	Fairfax	64 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Buffalo River Dam # 4a	Amherst	64 ft	Fair	Water Supply
New Camp Hydaway Dam	Campbell	64 ft	Not Rated	Recreation
Briery Creek Lake Dam	Prince Edward	64 ft	Fair	Recreation
Fawn Lake Dam	Spotsylvania	63 ft	Fair	Recreation
Byllesby	Carroll	63 ft	Fair	Hydroelectric
Lower Norton Reservoir Dam	Norton	63 ft	Fair	Water Supply
South River Dam #25	Augusta	62 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Johns Creek Dam #1	Craig	62 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Bush River Dam # 12	Prince Edward	62 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Cove Ridge Tailing Pond	Frederick	60 ft	Not Rated
Niagara	Roanoke	60 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Hogan Dam	Pulaski	60 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Pohick Creek Dam #1	Fairfax	60 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Buffalo River Dam # 3	Amherst	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Beaver Creek Dam #1	Albemarle	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lunga Dam	Stafford	59 ft	Poor	Recreation
Upper Sherando Scs 27	Augusta	59 ft	Not Rated	Flood Risk Reduction
Greif Aeration Pond Dam	Amherst	58 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Breckinridge Dam	Stafford	58 ft	Poor	Recreation
Upper Clinch River Dam #8	Tazewell	58 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Gatewood Dam	Pulaski	57 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Clifton Forge Dam	Alleghany	57 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Cherrystone Creek Dam # 1	Pittsylvania	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Leatherwood Creek Dam #5	Henry	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
South River Dam #26	Augusta	57 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Thoreau Dam	Fairfax	56 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
South River Dam #4	Augusta	56 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
South River Dam #6	Augusta	56 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction