Dams in Richmond County, Virginia

11Total Dams
0High Hazard
2Significant

Dam Safety in Richmond County, Virginia

Richmond County has 11 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Richmond County is 136 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is France Dam at 43 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Garland Millpond DamSignificantNot assessed16Recreation1890
Connellee DamSignificantPoor12Recreation
France DamUndeterminedNot assessed43
Huggins Dam 1UndeterminedNot assessed29
Huggins Dam 2UndeterminedNot assessed26
Huggins Dam 3UndeterminedNot assessed19
Deland DamUndeterminedNot assessed16Irrigation
Marshall DamUndeterminedNot assessed15Recreation
Omohundra Millpond DamUndeterminedNot assessed15Recreation
Mt. Airy DamUndeterminedNot assessed14Recreation
Lanier-davis DamUndeterminedNot assessed10Other