Willow Oaks Farm Dam

Willow Oaks Farm Dam is an earth dam located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Willow Oaks Farm Dam

The primary purpose of Willow Oaks Farm Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Brady Family Farm, Llc (private). It impounds the Dry Creek near Danville, Va.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 242 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 52 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 01/03/2025.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Nearest CityDanville, Va
River/StreamDry Creek
Coordinates36.52460, -79.66350

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Length242 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage52 acre-ft
Max Storage52 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge116 cfs
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBrady Family Farm, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/03/2025
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC03936
Federal IDNC03936
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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