F.p. Griffith Water Plant Stormwater Outflow #6 is an earth dam located in Fairfax County, Virginia. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About F.p. Griffith Water Plant Stormwater Outflow #6
The primary purpose of F.p. Griffith Water Plant Stormwater Outflow #6 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Fairfax County Water Authority (public utility). It impounds the Little Occoquan Run.
The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 470 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.