Tallest Dams in Virginia

Virginia has 2698 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Long Bottom Branch Dam at 605 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Long Bottom Branch Dam	Buchanan	605	Earth	Other	Undetermined
2	30-acre Pond	Russell	300	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
3	West Fork Slurry Impoundment Dam	Buchanan	260			Undetermined
4	Gathright Dam	Alleghany	257	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1978
5	John W. Flannagan Dam	Dickenson	250	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
6	Salies Branch Slurry Impoundment Dam	Wise	250			Undetermined
7	Miller Cove Slurry Impoundment Dam	Lee	245			Undetermined
8	Clifford D. Craig Memorial Dam	Roanoke	241	Concrete	Water Supply	High
9	Smith Mountain Combination Pump Storage	Pittsylvania	237	Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1964
10	Philpott Dam	Franklin	220	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1953
11	Moss No. 3 Third Dam	Russell	216	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
12	Steer Branch Dam	Wise	210	Rockfill	Other	Undetermined
13	Landfill No. 2 Dam	Alleghany	184	Earth	Other	High
14	Moss No 3 Dam 3	Russell	173	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined
15	Bath County P S Lower Reservoir - Lower Dam	Bath	170	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1984
16	Claytor Lake Quarry	Pulaski	163		Other	Undetermined
17	Cobbs Creek Regional Water Supply Dam (main Dam A)	Cumberland	160		Water Supply	High
18	Moss Mine #1 Dam	Dickenson	154	Other	Other	Undetermined
19	Hanna Dam	Alleghany	152	Earth		Undetermined
20	Dixiana Mine Dam	Wise	150	Earth	Water Supply	Undetermined
21	Talbott	Patrick	144	Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1938
22	Lower North River # 81c	Rockingham	143	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
23	Possum Point Ash Dam #d	Prince William	140	Earth	Debris Control	High
24	Claytor	Pulaski	139	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1939
25	Ragged Mountain Dam	Albemarle	133	Earth	Water Supply	High
26	Townes	Patrick	133	Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1938
27	Lake Mooney Dam	Stafford	130	Earth	Water Supply	High
28	North Fork Of Pound Dam	Wise	122	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
29	Harman Mining Corp Dam	Buchanan	120	Other	Other	Undetermined
30	Upper North River #76	Augusta	118	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
31	Lower North River # 82	Rockingham	114	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
32	Band Mill Hollw Facility Dam	Wise	110			Undetermined
33	Upper North River #77	Augusta	107	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
34	Westrock #1 Embankment Dam	Alleghany	103	Earth	Other	Undetermined
35	Bremo Power Station Dam	Fluvanna	102	Earth	Debris Control	High
36	Lake Holiday Dam	Frederick	102	Earth	Recreation	High
37	Lake Anna Dam And Reservoir	Louisa	100	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1972
38	No. 1 Tailings Pond Dam	Wythe	100			Undetermined
39	Big Island Pond Dam	Bedford	99		Other	Low
40	Celanese Acetate Pond A	Giles	99	Earth	Other	High
41	South River Dam #10a	Augusta	98	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
42	Motts Run Reservoir Dam	Spotsylvania	97	Earth	Water Supply	High
43	Unimin Tailings Dam	Frederick	96	Earth	Tailings	High
44	Calvin Project Slurry Dam	Lee	95			Undetermined
45	Potomac Creek Dam #1	Stafford	94	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
46	Lower North River # 83	Rockingham	93	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
47	Island Creek Dam	Mecklenburg	92	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
48	Leesville	Pittsylvania	90	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1963
49	Lower North River # 78	Rockingham	89	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High
50	Hunting Run Dam	Spotsylvania	89	Earth	Water Supply	High

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