63Total Dams
0High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County has 63 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Halifax County is 105 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Raw Water Storage Pond at 44 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | Significant | Satisfactory | 37 | Hydroelectric | 1921 |
| Raw Water Storage Pond | Low | Satisfactory | 44 | Other | |
| Fye Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 39 | Irrigation | |
| Horse Shoe Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Conner Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Recreation | |
| Edmunds Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | |
| Heart Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Reaves Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | |
| Stump Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Other | |
| Gilliam Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 43 | Recreation | |
| Motorplex Dam #3 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Other | |
| James Solomon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| Wade Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Other | |
| R. R. Jones Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Motorplex Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Other | |
| Rickman Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Other | |
| Cloverdale Lumber Co Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ware Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Other | |
| Wade Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | |
| Edmunds Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | |
| Burton Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Cliborne Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | |
| J. T. Burton Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Wade Dam #4 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | |
| Powell Farm Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Whitlow Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Other | |
| Anderson Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| West Temple Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Poore Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Reese Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Wilson Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Cage Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Tribble Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | |
| Mcghaulin & Mays Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| East Temple Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | |
| Claycomb Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Duncan Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | |
| Talbot Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | ||
| Burton Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Confroy Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Bagwell Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Whitt Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Motorplex Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Other | |
| Staunton River Corp Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Zastwony Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | |
| Strong Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | |
| Hall Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | ||
| Ragland Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | |
| Hughes Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Temple Dam/blue Ribbon Dairy Farm Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Jaloway Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Joyce Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Edmunds Dam #3 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Hughes Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | |
| Solomon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | |
| J E Edmunds Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | ||
| Wade Dam #3 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | |
| Oakes Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | |
| Wade Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | |
| Mcdannald Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | ||
| Edmunds Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Other | |
| Twin Oak Farms Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | |
| Founders Land Speculators Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation |