Fox Lair Regional Pond Embankment is an earth dam located in Fairfax County, Virginia. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Fox Lair Regional Pond Embankment
The primary purpose of Fox Lair Regional Pond Embankment 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 Norfolk Southern Railroad & Fairfax County Board Of Supervisors (local government). It impounds the Tributary To Pohick Creek.
The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 1,890 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 216 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.