Dams in Orange County, Virginia

18Total Dams
3High Hazard
2Significant

Dam Safety in Orange County, Virginia

Orange County has 18 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 3 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Veterans Memorial Dam at 66 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Veterans Memorial DamHighSatisfactory66Recreation
Lake Orange DamHighFair44Recreation
Keaton's Run DamHighSatisfactory38Recreation
Orange Raw Water Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory49Water Supply
Spring Vale DamSignificantSatisfactory36Recreation
Spotswood Drive DamLowUnsatisfactory35Recreation
Northrup DamLowNot Rated31Recreation
Grymes Mill DamLowNot Rated30Recreation
Trail Of Faith DamLowSatisfactory26Recreation
Decoursey DamLowFair21Irrigation
Coleman Andrews Dam #1UndeterminedNot Rated32
James Strong DamUndeterminedNot Rated30
Coleman Andrews Dam #2UndeterminedNot Rated29
Ross Hopkins DamUndeterminedNot Rated27
David Kerr DamUndeterminedNot Rated26
Newman DamUndeterminedNot Rated22Recreation
Burrus DamUndeterminedNot Rated20Recreation
Neals DamUndeterminedNot Rated20Recreation