Flood Control Dams in Virginia

Virginia has 267 flood control dams, of which 136 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Gathright Dam	Alleghany	257	High	Not Available	1978
2	John W. Flannagan Dam	Dickenson	250	High	Not Available	1963
3	Philpott Dam	Franklin	220	High	Not Available	1953
4	Lower North River # 81c	Rockingham	143	High	Satisfactory
5	North Fork Of Pound Dam	Wise	122	High	Not Available	1966
6	Upper North River #76	Augusta	118	High	Satisfactory
7	Lower North River # 82	Rockingham	114	High	Fair
8	Upper North River #77	Augusta	107	High	Satisfactory	1966
9	South River Dam #10a	Augusta	98	High	Satisfactory
10	Potomac Creek Dam #1	Stafford	94	High	Satisfactory
11	Lower North River # 83	Rockingham	93	High	Satisfactory
12	Island Creek Dam	Mecklenburg	92	High	Not Available	1951
13	Lower North River # 78	Rockingham	89	High	Fair
14	Shoemaker River # 4c	Rockingham	86	High	Fair
15	Beaver Creek Dam	Bristol	85	High	Not Available	1965
16	Lower North River # 80	Rockingham	82	High	Fair
17	Dry Run Dam #102	Page	81	High	Fair
18	Lower North River # 22b	Rockingham	80	High	Fair
19	Stony Creek Dam #9	Shenandoah	80	High	Satisfactory	1971
20	Upper Clinch Valley Dam #1b	Tazewell	76	High	Satisfactory
21	Shoemaker River # 3b	Rockingham	74	High	Fair
22	Buffalo River Dam # 2	Amherst	71	High	Fair
23	Stony Creek Dam #10	Shenandoah	71	High	Satisfactory
24	Upper North River Dam #10	Augusta	68	High	Satisfactory
25	Cherrystone Creek Dam # 2a	Pittsylvania	68	High	Fair
26	Great Creek Dam # 6a	Brunswick	67	High	Fair	1989
27	Dry Run Dam #101	Page	67	High	Satisfactory
28	Licking Run Dam	Fauquier	66	High	Satisfactory
29	White Oak Dam #1	Madison	64	Significant	Satisfactory
30	South River Dam #25	Augusta	62	High	Satisfactory
31	Johns Creek Dam #1	Craig	62	High	Fair
32	Bush River Dam # 12	Prince Edward	62	High	Satisfactory	1983
33	Beaver Creek Dam #1	Albemarle	60	High	Fair
34	Buffalo River Dam # 3	Amherst	60	High	Fair
35	Pohick Creek Dam #1	Fairfax	60	High	Satisfactory
36	Upper Sherando Scs 27	Augusta	59	High	Not Rated	1958
37	Upper Clinch River Dam #8	Tazewell	58	High	Satisfactory
38	South River Dam #26	Augusta	57	High	Satisfactory
39	Leatherwood Creek Dam #5	Henry	57	High	Fair
40	Cherrystone Creek Dam # 1	Pittsylvania	57	High	Fair
41	South River Dam #4	Augusta	56	High	Satisfactory
42	South River Dam #6	Augusta	56	High	Fair
43	Greens Dam	Albemarle	55	Low	Not Rated
44	Johns Creek Dam #4	Craig	55	High	Satisfactory
45	Mountain Run Dam #50	Culpeper	55	High	Satisfactory
46	Cedar Run Dam #3	Fauquier	55	High	Satisfactory
47	South River Dam #8a	Waynesboro	54	High	Satisfactory
48	Juiaf	Albemarle	53	Low	Fair
49	Horse Pasture Creek Dam #1c	Henry	53	High	Fair
50	Upper Blackwater River Dam #4	Franklin	52	High	Fair
51	Leatherwood Creek Dam #2a	Henry	52	High	Fair
52	Shoemaker River # 1a	Rockingham	52	High	Satisfactory
53	Clear Creek Dam	Bristol	51	High	Not Available	1965
54	Johns Creek Dam #2	Craig	51	High	Fair
55	Buffalo Creek Dam # 3	Prince Edward	51	Significant	Fair
56	Slate River Dam #7	Buckingham	50	High	Satisfactory
57	Slate River Dam #8	Buckingham	50	High	Fair
58	Johns Creek Dam #3	Craig	50	High	Satisfactory
59	Upper Blackwater River Dam #6	Franklin	50	High	Fair
60	South River Dam #23	Augusta	49	High	Satisfactory
61	Bush River Dam # 2	Prince Edward	49	High	Fair
62	Bush River Dam # 4b	Prince Edward	48	High	Fair
63	Prince William Parkway Regional Swm	Prince William	48	High	Satisfactory
64	Peter Jefferson Place- Lake I Dam	Albemarle	47	Significant	Satisfactory
65	East Fork Falling River Dam # 7	Appomattox	47	Significant	Fair
66	South River Dam #3	Augusta	47	Significant	Satisfactory
67	Willis River Dam #6	Cumberland	47	High	Fair
68	Pohick Creek Dam #7	Fairfax	47	High	Satisfactory
69	South River Dam #7	Augusta	46	High	Satisfactory
70	Willis River Dam #2	Buckingham	46	High	Fair	1975
71	Marrowbone Creek Dam #1	Henry	46	High	Fair
72	Buffalo Creek Dam # 4	Prince Edward	46	High	Fair
73	Slate River Dam #2	Buckingham	45	High	Satisfactory
74	Roanoke Creek Dam # 35a	Charlotte	45	Low	Satisfactory
75	Pohick Creek Dam #8	Fairfax	45	High	Satisfactory
76	Brookview Farm Dam	Goochland	45	High	Not Rated
77	Willis River Dam #4	Buckingham	44	High	Fair
78	Little Falling River Dam # 1	Campbell	44	Significant	Fair
79	Roanoke Creek Dam # 62	Charlotte	44	High	Satisfactory
80	Roanoke Creek Dam # 72a	Charlotte	44	High	Satisfactory
81	Mountain Run Dam #11	Culpeper	44	High	Satisfactory
82	Prince Edward County Dam # 12	Prince Edward	44	Undetermined	Not Rated
83	Bush River Dam # 7	Prince Edward	44	High	Fair
84	Willis River Dam #5f	Buckingham	43	High	Fair
85	Willis River Dam #1b	Buckingham	43	Significant	Fair	1975
86	Mountain Run Dam #18	Culpeper	43	High	Satisfactory
87	Kingstowne Swm Dp #4 Regional	Fairfax	43	High	Satisfactory
88	Willis River Dam #5e	Buckingham	42	High	Fair
89	Willis River Dam #1a	Buckingham	42	High	Fair	1975
90	Pohick Creek Dam #4	Fairfax	42	High	Satisfactory
91	Leatherwood Creek Dam #4	Henry	42	High	Fair
92	Turner Pond Dam	Rockbridge	42	High	Poor	1947
93	Hillcrest Dam	Albemarle	41	Low	Satisfactory
94	Muddy Creek Dam #1	Buckingham	41	High	Fair
95	Leatherwood Creek Dam #3	Henry	41	High	Fair	1964
96	Buffalo Creek Dam # 9	Prince Edward	41	Significant	Satisfactory
97	Slate River Dam #14	Buckingham	40	Significant	Satisfactory
98	Island Creek Dam	Fairfax	40	Significant	Not Rated
99	Dominion Virginia City Dam #2	Wise	40	High	Satisfactory
100	Mink Creek Dam	Albemarle	39	High	Fair

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