Dams in Sussex County, Virginia

32Total Dams
0High Hazard
1Significant

Dam Safety in Sussex County, Virginia

Sussex County has 32 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Sussex County is 90 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Morgans Dam at 23 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Airfield Pond DamSignificantPoor10Recreation
Iluka Pond 1500 DamLowNot Rated18Tailings
Morgans DamUndeterminedNot Rated23Irrigation
Carroll DamUndeterminedNot Rated17Recreation
Renneys DamUndeterminedNot Rated17Recreation
Creath DamUndeterminedNot Rated16Recreation
Game Reserve DamUndeterminedPoor16Recreation
Rogers DamUndeterminedNot Rated16Recreation1951
Mayes DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Irrigation
Horne DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Parker No. 2 DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Irrigation
Hargraves DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Honey DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Parker No. 3 DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Irrigation
Magee DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Parsons No. 1 DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Irrigation
Parker No. 1 DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Irrigation
Parsons No. 2 DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Belsches DamUndeterminedNot Rated15Recreation
Brittles DamUndeterminedNot Rated14Recreation
Johnson DamUndeterminedNot Rated13Irrigation
Lewis DamUndeterminedNot Rated13Recreation
Freemans DamUndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation
Jenkins DamUndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation
Spring Hill DamUndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation1920
Spiers DamUndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation
J. B. Harrell DamUndeterminedNot Rated12Recreation
Nebletts DamUndeterminedPoor12Recreation
Bryant DamUndeterminedNot Rated11Recreation
Harrells Pond DamUndeterminedNot Rated11Recreation
Harrells DamUndeterminedNot Rated10Recreation
White DamUndeterminedNot Rated10Recreation