Water Supply Dams in Virginia
Virginia has 124 water supply dams, of which 67 carry a high hazard classification. The dam stores water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use, helping ensure a reliable supply for the surrounding area.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifford D. Craig Memorial Dam | Roanoke | 241 | High | Fair | |
| 2 | Cobbs Creek Regional Water Supply Dam (main Dam A) | Cumberland | 160 | High | Not Rated | |
| 3 | Dixiana Mine Dam | Wise | 150 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 4 | Ragged Mountain Dam | Albemarle | 133 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 5 | Lake Mooney Dam | Stafford | 130 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 6 | Motts Run Reservoir Dam | Spotsylvania | 97 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 7 | Hunting Run Dam | Spotsylvania | 89 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 8 | Pedlar River Dam | Amherst | 87 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 9 | Carvin Cove Dam | Botetourt | 85 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 10 | Moores Creek Dam | Rockbridge | 82 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 11 | Aquia Creek Dam | Stafford | 81 | High | Fair | |
| 12 | Upper Norton Reservoir Dam | Norton | 78 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 13 | Sugar Hollow Dam | Albemarle | 77 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 14 | T. Nelson Elliott Dam | Prince William | 76 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 15 | Brasfield (appomattox) | Dinwiddie | 73 | High | Fair | 1968 |
| 16 | Greene County Reservoir Dam | Greene | 73 | High | Not Rated | |
| 17 | Kyanite East Ridge Dam | Buckingham | 72 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 18 | Beaver Creek Dam | Henry | 71 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 19 | Big Cherry Rcc Dam | Wise | 70 | High | Fair | |
| 20 | Beaverdam Creek Dam | Bedford | 68 | High | Poor | |
| 21 | Little Creek Dam | James City | 67 | High | Poor | |
| 22 | Coles Run Dam | Augusta | 65 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 23 | Upper Occoquan Dam | Prince William | 65 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 24 | Buffalo River Dam # 4a | Amherst | 64 | High | Fair | |
| 25 | Lower Norton Reservoir Dam | Norton | 63 | High | Fair | |
| 26 | Tarara Winery Dam | Loudoun | 60 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 27 | Hogan Dam | Pulaski | 60 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 28 | Clifton Forge Dam | Alleghany | 57 | High | Satisfactory | 1949 |
| 29 | Gatewood Dam | Pulaski | 57 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 30 | Beaverdam Creek Dam | Loudoun | 55 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 31 | Bens Branch Dam | Wise | 55 | High | Fair | |
| 32 | Stoney Creek Reservoir Dam (bedford) | Bedford | 54 | High | Poor | |
| 33 | Brookneal Dam | Campbell | 52 | Significant | Not Rated | 1963 |
| 34 | Bonaventure Dam | Russell | 52 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 35 | Jarratt Municipal Raw Water Storage Reservoir Dam | Greensville | 51 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 36 | Ni River Dam #1 | Spotsylvania | 51 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 37 | Eagle Eyrie Lake Dam | Bedford | 50 | High | Fair | |
| 38 | Kyanite Dam #3 | Buckingham | 50 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 39 | Horsepen Dam | Loudoun | 50 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 40 | Orange Raw Water Reservoir Dam | Orange | 49 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 41 | Lake Caroline Dam | Caroline | 48 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 42 | Toms Creek Dam | Wise | 48 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 43 | Lake Burnt Mills Dam | Suffolk | 47 | High | Fair | |
| 44 | Staunton Dam | Augusta | 46 | High | Fair | |
| 45 | Dan E. French Reservoir Dam | Amherst | 45 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 46 | Bear Creek Dam | Wise | 45 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 47 | Swift Creek Reservoir Dam | Chesterfield | 44 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 48 | Woodstock Dam | Shenandoah | 44 | High | Fair | |
| 49 | Falling Creek Reservoir Dam | Bedford | 42 | High | Fair | |
| 50 | Otter River Raw Water Terminal Reservoir Dam | Campbell | 42 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 51 | Pittsylvania Power Station Raw Water Storage Basin Dam | Pittsylvania | 42 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 52 | Western Branch Dam | Suffolk | 41 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 53 | Wennings Dam | Amherst | 40 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 54 | Waller Mill Dam | York | 40 | High | Fair | |
| 55 | Beaverdam Lake Dam | Gloucester | 39 | High | Fair | 1990 |
| 56 | Goose Creek Dam | Loudoun | 39 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 57 | Chisholm Dam Upper Farm | Albemarle | 37 | High | Poor | |
| 58 | South Anna Dam #22 | Louisa | 37 | High | Fair | |
| 59 | John Lawrence Dam | Bath | 36 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 60 | Fort Pickett Reservoir | Brunswick | 36 | Significant | Not Available | 1942 |
| 61 | Roanoke Creek Dam # 70a | Charlotte | 36 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 62 | Strasburg Dam | Shenandoah | 36 | Significant | Not Rated | |
| 63 | Totier Creek Dam | Albemarle | 35 | Low | Satisfactory | |
| 64 | Diascund Creek Dam | New Kent | 35 | High | Poor | |
| 65 | Fluvanna Correction Ctr For Women Dam | Fluvanna | 34 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 66 | J.t. Hirst Dam | Loudoun | 34 | Significant | Fair | |
| 67 | Stuart Water Treatment Plant Dam | Patrick | 34 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 68 | Lowry Dam | Loudoun | 33 | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | |
| 69 | Sweet Briar College - Lower Dam | Amherst | 32 | High | Fair | |
| 70 | Edgehill Se Pond Dam | Albemarle | 31 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 71 | Warrenton Dam | Fauquier | 31 | High | Poor | |
| 72 | Stevens Lake Dam | Nelson | 31 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 73 | Wood Dam | Augusta | 30 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 74 | Virginia Energy Dam | Buchanan | 30 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 75 | Woodburn Road #2 Dam | Loudoun | 30 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 76 | Lake Cohoon Dam | Suffolk | 29 | High | Poor | |
| 77 | Walker's Dam | Charles City | 28 | Low | Fair | |
| 78 | Lake Prince Dam | Suffolk | 28 | Low | Not Rated | |
| 79 | Harwood's Mill Dam | York | 27 | High | Poor | 1919 |
| 80 | Lake Whitehurst Dam | Norfolk | 26 | High | Fair | |
| 81 | Broadway Town Dam | Rockingham | 26 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 82 | Speights Run Dam | Suffolk | 26 | High | Poor | |
| 83 | Gieseke Dam | Buckingham | 25 | Significant | Not Available | |
| 84 | Rayborn Dam | Loudoun | 25 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 85 | Lake Meade Dam | Suffolk | 25 | High | Poor | |
| 86 | Black Creek Impoundment | Nelson | 24 | Low | Satisfactory | |
| 87 | Lee Hall Reservoir Dam | Newport News | 24 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 88 | Gretna Dam | Pittsylvania | 24 | High | Poor | |
| 89 | Modest Creek Dam | Lunenburg | 23 | Significant | Fair | |
| 90 | Smithleigh Dam | Augusta | 22 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 91 | Lunenburg Beach Dam | Lunenburg | 22 | Significant | Fair | |
| 92 | Meadow Grove Farm #2 Dam | Loudoun | 21 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 93 | Flemmer Dam | Westmoreland | 21 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 94 | Masons Mill Dam | Brunswick | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 95 | Beauregard Dam No. 1 | Culpeper | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 96 | Swan Dam | Culpeper | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 97 | Occoquan Lower Storage Dam | Fairfax | 20 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 98 | Word Farm Dam | Greene | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 99 | William Franck Dam | Henry | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated | |
| 100 | Crystal Dam | Nottoway | 20 | Undetermined | Not Rated |