46Total Dams
12High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Henry County, Virginia
Henry County has 46 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 12 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life.
The average dam in Henry County is 62 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Lester Lumber Company Dam at 88 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Dam | High | Satisfactory | 71 | Water Supply | |
| Leatherwood Creek Dam #5 | High | Fair | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Horse Pasture Creek Dam #1c | High | Fair | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Leatherwood Creek Dam #2a | High | Fair | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Marrowbone Creek Dam #1 | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Hunt Country Farms Dam | High | Fair | 42 | Recreation | |
| Leatherwood Creek Dam #4 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Leatherwood Creek Dam #3 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Smith River Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Hydroelectric | |
| Horse Pasture Creek Dam #2 | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Leatherwood Creek Dam #6 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Patriot Centre Sw Pond #2 | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Pintler Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | |
| Fisher Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Robertson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Lester Lumber Company Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 88 | Other | |
| Dillon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 43 | ||
| Ridgeway Sportsman Club Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 42 | Recreation | |
| Mountain Valley Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 42 | Recreation | |
| Burt Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | |
| Ford Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 38 | ||
| Hodges Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 34 | ||
| Bell Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Tate Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Nelson Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Eastland Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | ||
| Hereford Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Boxwood Hunt Club Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Boxwood Hunt Club Dam #1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Roach Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| White Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| Cox Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | ||
| Hopco LLC Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Hamelt Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | |
| Container Warehouse Corp Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | ||
| Patrick Henry Farm Corp Dam 2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Frazier Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Morten Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | ||
| Pugh Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Dodson Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Zehr Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Nease Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Patrick Henry Farm Corp Dam 1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Nelson Dam #2 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| H&w LLC Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| William Franck Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Water Supply |