164Total Dams
21High Hazard
10Significant
Dam Safety in Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County has 164 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 21 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 10 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Albemarle County is 78 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Ragged Mountain Dam at 133 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Mountain Dam | High | Satisfactory | 133 | Water Supply | |
| Sugar Hollow Dam | High | Satisfactory | 77 | Water Supply | |
| Chris Greene Dam | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Recreation | |
| Beaver Creek Dam #1 | High | Fair | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| South Rivanna | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Hydroelectric | 1965 |
| Hollymead Dam | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Murcielago Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 41 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Mink Creek Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Peacock Hill Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Chisholm Dam Upper Farm | High | Poor | 37 | Water Supply | |
| Middle Mint Spings Dam | High | Poor | 35 | Recreation | |
| North Fork Park Pond Dam | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Albemarle Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Recreation | |
| Windsor Hill Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Upper Mint Springs Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Mountain Valley Dam 4 | High | Poor | 28 | Recreation | |
| Mountain Valley Dam 1 | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | |
| Samuel Walker Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Birdwood Gc Hole #2 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Birdwood Gc #13 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | |
| Montfair West Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | |
| Peter Jefferson Place- Lake I Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Murray Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 46 | Recreation | |
| Henleys Dam | Significant | Fair | 41 | Irrigation | |
| Martha Jefferson Retention Basin Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Glen Lochan Dam | Significant | Fair | 33 | Recreation | |
| Blue Ridge Forest Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Miller School Dam | Significant | Fair | 29 | Recreation | |
| Smiths Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | |
| Broadmoor Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Clover Dam | Significant | Poor | 24 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Greens Dam | Low | Not assessed | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Juiaf | Low | Fair | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Southern Regional Park Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | |
| Chimney Rock Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 43 | Recreation | |
| Hillcrest Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Hurts Dam | Low | Poor | 41 | Recreation | |
| Pvcc Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 39 | Recreation | |
| Hunt Country Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Recreation | |
| Totier Creek Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Water Supply | |
| Rivanna W&s Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | ||
| Crozet Sportsman Club Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Indian Springs Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Recreation | |
| Lickinghole Creek Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| James A. Strong Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | |
| Ivy Muc Irrigation Pond | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Liberty Corner Farm Dam (3) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Saponi Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Loftlands Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | |
| Camp Faith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Edgeworth Farm South Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Pantops Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 52 | ||
| Red Hill Quarry Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 49 | Recreation | |
| Fr Farm Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 47 | ||
| Lloyd Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 41 | Recreation | |
| Miller Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 40 | ||
| Edgehill Farm Nw Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | |
| Rosemont Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Wissel Roy Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | ||
| Crown Orchard Upper Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | ||
| Crown Orchard South Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | Irrigation | |
| Kinloch Farm Pond | Undetermined | Not assessed | 37 | ||
| Whites / Roseland Farm Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 37 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Blandemar Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | |
| Mont Air South Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Watermarks Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | |
| Crown Orchard North Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 35 | Irrigation | |
| Pounding Brook Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Irrigation | |
| Pavlosky Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Bailey Realty LLC | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Seabright Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | ||
| Edgehill Dam # 4 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | ||
| Baileys Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | |
| Lower Adventure Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | ||
| Steven White Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | ||
| Wieboldts Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | |
| Edgehill Se Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | Water Supply | |
| Mayo Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | |
| Farmington Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| Flordon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| Brocks Mill Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Murrays Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Albie Road Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Hallock Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Paines Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Burnt Mountain Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Boaz Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Spencer Young Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Ivy Creek Dam # 1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Spring Valley Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | |
| Lake Reynovia Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | |
| Old Trail Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | ||
| Rose Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Mackey Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| Mclean Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| James Rose Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| Glenmore # 8 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| Mcdaniel Dan | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | ||
| Edgehill Farm Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | |
| Dover Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Edgehill Dam #7 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Edgehill Farm Sw Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ivy Farm Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Colt Bower Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Atkinson Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Fox Hunt Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Rogers Road Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Preddy Creek Road | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Whistle Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Mgmt Srs Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Cove Creek Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Apsara Farm North Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Prindle Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Mt. Amos Dam | Undetermined | Poor | 25 | ||
| Carroll Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Murcielago Boomerang Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Murcielago Southwest Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Albemarle House Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | ||
| Edgehill Farm Ne Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Upper Rose Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Chopin Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Irish Langhorne Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Van Clief Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Ida104 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ida103 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Doudera Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Scogo Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Gretchen Watkins Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | ||
| Ellerslie Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Huckles Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Forest Lakes Subdiv a | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Red Hill Orchard Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Cherry Hill Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Virginia Farms Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Leveque Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Shelford Farm Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Forest Lakes Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Club Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | ||
| Glenmore #1 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ednam Drive Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Kimco Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Plain Dealing Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | ||
| Murcielago Exempt Dams (11) | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Chopping Branch Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Glenmore # 2 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Morris Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Upper Blandemar Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Chapel Springs Farm | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Other | |
| Carrsbrook Western Pond | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Rockfield Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Campbell Road Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Bellair Farm Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Old Trail Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Pounding Dick Woods Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Mosby Mountain Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Happy Creek Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Edgeworth Farm North Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Other | |
| Wildon Grove Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Cool Stream Farm West Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Allmans Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Stillfrieds Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Coleman Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | |
| Leake Lane Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Village Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 |