Lee Lake Dam

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

About Lee Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lee Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Wilderness Property Owners Association (private). It impounds the Wilderness Run.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 130 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 04/05/2022.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateVirginia
CountySpotsylvania
River/StreamWilderness Run
Coordinates38.30470, -77.73510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length450 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage130 acre-ft
Max Storage130 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLake Wilderness Property Owners Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection04/05/2022
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDVA177010
Federal IDVA177010
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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