Deer Lake Dam

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

About Deer Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Deer Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Blue Mountain Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Tr-howardsville Branch.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 320 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 23 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 11/05/2021.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWarren
River/StreamTr-howardsville Branch
Coordinates38.96210, -78.04240

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length320 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage23 acre-ft
Max Storage23 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBlue Mountain Property Owners Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection11/05/2021
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDVA187004
Federal IDVA187004
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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