Woodberry Forest Lake Dam

Woodberry Forest Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Madison County, Virginia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Woodberry Forest Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Woodberry Forest Lake 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 Woodberry Forest School (private).

The dam stands 22 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 146 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 12/13/2021.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMadison
Coordinates38.28600, -78.13040

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage146 acre-ft
Max Storage146 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWoodberry Forest School
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection12/13/2021
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDVA113016
Federal IDVA113016
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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