Beautiful Run Dam #6

Beautiful Run Dam #6 is an earth dam located in Madison County, Virginia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Beautiful Run Dam #6

The primary purpose of Beautiful Run Dam #6 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 Culpeper Soil And Water Conservation District (local government). It impounds the Tr-beautiful Run.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 195 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 04/13/2022.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMadison
River/StreamTr-beautiful Run
Coordinates38.29570, -78.24950

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage195 acre-ft
Max Storage195 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCulpeper Soil and Water Conservation District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection04/13/2022
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDVA113005
Federal IDVA113005
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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