Twin Lakes Dam

Twin Lakes Dam is an earth dam located in Frederick County, Virginia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Twin Lakes Dam

The primary purpose of Twin Lakes Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Twin Lakes Community Association (private). It impounds the Tr-opequon Creek.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 285 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 12/10/2021.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
River/StreamTr-opequon Creek
Coordinates39.16930, -78.08730

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length350 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage285 acre-ft
Max Storage285 acre-ft
Normal Storage142 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerTwin Lakes Community Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection12/10/2021
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDVA069007
Federal IDVA069007
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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