Hydroelectric Dams in Virginia

Virginia has 42 hydroelectric dams, of which 17 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Smith Mountain Combination Pump Storage	Pittsylvania	237	High	Satisfactory	1964
2	Bath County P S Lower Reservoir - Lower Dam	Bath	170	High	Poor	1984
3	Talbott	Patrick	144	High	Satisfactory	1938
4	Claytor	Pulaski	139	High	Satisfactory	1939
5	Townes	Patrick	133	High	Satisfactory	1938
6	Lake Anna Dam And Reservoir	Louisa	100	High	Satisfactory	1972
7	Leesville	Pittsylvania	90	High	Satisfactory	1963
8	Byllesby	Carroll	63	High	Fair	1912
9	Niagara	Roanoke	60	High	Satisfactory	1906
10	Radford	Montgomery	52	High	Satisfactory	1934
11	South Rivanna	Albemarle	50	High	Satisfactory	1965
12	Edmondson Dam	Washington	47	Undetermined	Not Rated
13	Buck Spillway	Carroll	45	High	Satisfactory	1912
14	Emporia	Emporia	43	High	Satisfactory	1908
15	Reusens	Lynchburg	40	High	Satisfactory	1903
16	Holcomb Rock	Amherst	39	Low	Satisfactory	1850
17	Smith River Dam	Henry	38	High	Fair
18	Halifax	Halifax	37	Significant	Satisfactory	1921
19	Schoolfield	Danville	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1904
20	Fries, Canal Embankment	Grayson	33	High	Poor	1902
21	Walker Mill Dam	Nelson	32	Low	Satisfactory	1910
22	Newport	Page	28	Low	Satisfactory	1923
23	Bath County P S Lower Sediment Dam	Bath	27	Low	Satisfactory	1984
24	Cushaw	Amherst	26	Low	Satisfactory	1930
25	Bath County P S Upper Recreation Pond Dam	Bath	26	Low	Satisfactory	1984
26	Bath County P S Middle Sediment Dam	Bath	26	Low	Satisfactory	1984
27	Hollywood Power Plant Dam	Richmond City	25	Low	Not Rated
28	Luray	Page	22	Low	Satisfactory	1927
29	Coleman Falls	Bedford	20	Low	Satisfactory	1851
30	Moomaws	Buena Vista	20	Low	Satisfactory	1842
31	Bath County P S Lower Recreation Pond Dam	Bath	19	Low	Satisfactory	1984
32	Bedford - Canal Embankment	Amherst	18	Low	Satisfactory	1850
33	Big Island	Bedford	18	Low	Satisfactory	1850
34	Warren	Warren	18	Low	Satisfactory	1924
35	Chapman	Shenandoah	17	Low	Poor	1910
36	Edinburg Dam	Shenandoah	16	Undetermined	Not Rated
37	Shenandoah	Page	15	Low	Satisfactory	1925
38	Fields Dam	Grayson	14	Low	Not Rated
39	Burnshire	Shenandoah	14	Low	Satisfactory	1904
40	Riverside Dam	Danville	10	Undetermined	Not Rated
41	Vepco Flash Board Dam	Richmond City	8	Undetermined	Not Rated
42	Bath County P S Fused Overpump Spillway - At Upper Reservoir	Bath	2	High	Satisfactory	1984

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