Dams in New Kent County, Virginia

23Total Dams
5High Hazard
0Significant

Dam Safety in New Kent County, Virginia

New Kent County has 23 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is New Kent County Dam #1 at 41 ft.

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DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Diascund Creek DamHighPoor35Water Supply
Woodhaven DamHighPoor23Recreation
Lake Stafford DamHighFair13Recreation
Lake Washington DamHighFair11Recreation
Lake Parker DamHighFair9Recreation
Taylors DamLowUnsatisfactory17Recreation
Coopers Mill Pond DamLowFair14Recreation
New Kent County Dam #1UndeterminedNot Rated41
Upper Groves DamUndeterminedNot Rated34Irrigation
Green Arbor Lake DamUndeterminedNot Rated28Recreation
Ranch Acres DamUndeterminedNot Rated24Recreation
Fern DamUndeterminedNot Rated24Recreation
Lower Groves DamUndeterminedNot Rated24Recreation
Brickshire Swm Pond DamUndeterminedNot Rated22Irrigation
Putneys Mill DamUndeterminedNot Rated20Recreation
Cattail Swamp DamUndeterminedFair20Recreation
New Kent County Dam #2UndeterminedNot Rated19
Cooks Mill DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Lilly Point DamUndeterminedNot Rated13Fish and Wildlife Pond
Old Forge Pond DamUndeterminedFair12Recreation
New Kent County Dam #4UndeterminedNot Rated11
Davis Pond North DamUndeterminedNot Rated10Irrigation
New Kent County Dam #3UndeterminedNot Rated7

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