Watermill Road Dam is an earth dam located in Loudoun County, Virginia. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Watermill Road Dam
The primary purpose of Watermill Road Dam 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 Ashley Springs Homeowners Association, Inc (private). It impounds the Beaverdam Creek Tributary.
The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 267 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 87 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.