Dams in Grayson County, Virginia

13Total Dams
4High Hazard
0Significant

Dam Safety in Grayson County, Virginia

Grayson County has 13 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Grayson County is 92 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Fries, Canal Embankment at 33 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Fries, Canal EmbankmentHighPoor33Hydroelectric1902
Parker DamHighNot Rated30
Hale LakeHighNot Rated30Recreation1965
Hidden Valley Estates DamHighSatisfactory27Recreation
Laurel Creek DamLowUnsatisfactory24Recreation
Fields DamLowNot Rated14Hydroelectric
Highlander DamUndeterminedNot Rated31
Roberts DamUndeterminedNot Rated30Recreation
John Hart DamUndeterminedNot Rated29
Chicago Heritage Farms Llc DamUndeterminedNot Rated29
Bottomley Evergreen & Farms Inc. DamUndeterminedNot Rated28
Joann Arey DamUndeterminedNot Rated27
Shateley DamUndeterminedNot Rated22