Virginia Dams

2,702 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

2,702

High Hazard

433

16%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

124

Average Age

77 yrs

Hazard Classification

High433 (16.0%)
Significant183 (6.8%)
Low313 (11.6%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory399 (14.8%)
Fair292 (10.8%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory124 (4.6%)
Not Rated1,887 (69.8%)

Federal

57

State

73

Local

307

Private

1,538

All Dams in Virginia

Showing 22262250 of 2,702

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Chesterfield Power Station Lower Ash Pond Dam

Chesterfield County

26SignificantFair
Chesterfield Equalization Basin Dam

Chesterfield County

13SignificantSatisfactory
Chesterfield Discharge Basin Dam

Chesterfield County

28LowSatisfactory
Chesterfield County Dam #2

Chesterfield County

8UndeterminedNot Rated
Chesterfield County Dam #1

Chesterfield County

11UndeterminedNot Rated
Chester Club Dam

Chesterfield County

18HighPoor
Chesapeake Energy Center Bottom Ash and Sediment Pond Dam

Chesapeake County

201955HighSatisfactory
Chesapeake Dam

Amelia County

24UndeterminedNot Rated
Cherrystone Creek Dam # 2a

Pittsylvania County

68HighFair
Cherrystone Creek Dam # 1

Pittsylvania County

57HighFair
Cherry Hill Dam

Loudoun County

28UndeterminedNot Rated
Cherry Hill Dam

Albemarle County

23UndeterminedNot Rated
Cherrydale Dam

Hanover County

14HighFair
Cherokee Dam

Frederick County

46SignificantNot Rated
Cherokee Dam

Richmond City County

24HighPoor
Cheneys Creek Dam

Goochland County

18UndeterminedNot Rated
Chenault Dam

Caroline County

32UndeterminedNot Rated
Chelsea Farm Dam

Chesterfield County

22UndeterminedNot Rated
Chelsea Dam

King William County

12UndeterminedNot Rated
Cheatham Pond Dam

York County

81943LowPoor
Chattin Dam

Bedford County

24UndeterminedNot Rated
Charter Lake

Hanover County

17SignificantNot Rated
Charles Hudson Dam

Culpeper County

27UndeterminedNot Rated
Chapman

Shenandoah County

171910LowPoor
Chapel Springs Farm

Albemarle County

21UndeterminedNot Rated
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.