# List of dam removals in Virginia

This is a list of dams in Virginia that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

## Completed removals

| Dam | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Adney Gap Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 1984 | | | | |
| Harvell Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2014 | Petersburg 37°14′01″N 77°24′47″W﻿ / ﻿37.2336°N 77.4131°W﻿ / 37.2336; -77.4131﻿ (Harvell Dam) | Appomattox River | Appomattox River | Mill and navigation dam converted to hydroelectric. |
| Soldiers Pond Dam (Sykes Dam) | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 2002 | Fort Lee 37°13′36″N 77°21′18″W﻿ / ﻿37.2266°N 77.355°W﻿ / 37.2266; -77.355﻿ (Soldiers Pond Dam (Sykes Dam)) | Harrison Creek | Appomattox River | |
| Dominion Virginia City Dam No. 1 (Curley Hollow Landfill; Leachate Pond Dam) | 180 ft (55 m) | | St. Paul 36°55′37″N 82°20′36″W﻿ / ﻿36.9269°N 82.3433°W﻿ / 36.9269; -82.3433﻿ (Dominion Virginia City Dam No. 1 (Curley Hollow Landfill; Leachate Pond Dam)) | Meade Creek | Clinch River | |
| Brantley Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2011 | Danville 36°34′37″N 79°22′40″W﻿ / ﻿36.577°N 79.3777°W﻿ / 36.577; -79.3777﻿ (Brantley Dam) | Dan River | Dan River | Owned by the City of Danville. |
| Wilson Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2017 | Henrico 37°31′44″N 77°14′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.5289°N 77.2429°W﻿ / 37.5289; -77.2429﻿ (Wilson Dam) | Tributary to Chickahominy River | James River | |
| Griggs Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | | Henrico County 37°25′20″N 77°18′33″W﻿ / ﻿37.4222°N 77.3091°W﻿ / 37.4222; -77.3091﻿ (Griggs Dam) | Fourmile Creek | James River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Lake Charles Dam | | 2010 | Charles City 37°19′39″N 77°12′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.3274°N 77.2033°W﻿ / 37.3274; -77.2033﻿ (Lake Charles Dam) | Kimages Creek | James River | |
| Douthat North Recreational Dam | | 2007 | Alleghany County 37°51′16″N 79°48′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.8544°N 79.8106°W﻿ / 37.8544; -79.8106﻿ (Douthat North Recreational Dam) | Wilson Creek | James River | |
| Douthat South Recreational Dam | | 2007 | Alleghany County 37°51′10″N 79°48′30″W﻿ / ﻿37.8527°N 79.8083°W﻿ / 37.8527; -79.8083﻿ (Douthat South Recreational Dam) | Wilson Creek | James River | |
| Wilson Creek Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2022 | Bath County 37°56′38″N 79°47′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.944°N 79.79°W﻿ / 37.944; -79.79﻿ (Wilson Creek Dam) | Wilson Creek | James River | Water supply dam owned by the U.S. Forest Service. |
| Jordan's Point Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2019 | Rockbridge County 37°47′36″N 79°25′42″W﻿ / ﻿37.7933°N 79.4284°W﻿ / 37.7933; -79.4284﻿ (Jordan's Point Dam) | Maury River | James River | Mill dam owned by the City of Lexington. |
| McIver Dam | 23 ft (7.0 m) | 2022 | Fluvanna County 37°43′35″N 78°17′14″W﻿ / ﻿37.7263°N 78.2871°W﻿ / 37.7263; -78.2871﻿ (McIver Dam) | Bear Garden Creek | James River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Quinn Dam | | 2007 | Amherst County and Nelson County 37°39′14″N 78°57′36″W﻿ / ﻿37.654°N 78.9599°W﻿ / 37.654; -78.9599﻿ (Quinn Dam) | Tye River | James River | |
| Picnic Area Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 1984 | Manassas National Battlefield Park 38°48′19″N 77°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.8052°N 77.5722°W﻿ / 38.8052; -77.5722﻿ (Picnic Area Dam) | Youngs Branch | Occoquan River | |
| Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #6 (Ashley Farm Pond) | 4 ft (1.2 m) | | Fredericksburg 38°18′17″N 77°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.3048°N 77.621°W﻿ / 38.3048; -77.621﻿ (Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #6 (Ashley Farm Pond)) | Tributary to Ninemile Run | Rappahannock River | |
| Embrey Dam | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 2004 | Fredericksburg 38°19′25″N 77°29′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.3235°N 77.4921°W﻿ / 38.3235; -77.4921﻿ (Embrey Dam) | Rappahannock River | Rappahannock River | On February 23, 2004, the 770 ft (230 m) long, 1910 hydroelectric Embrey Dam was demolished, using 600 lb (270 kg) of explosives, by divers from an engineering detachment at Fort Eustis. The aim of removal was to re-open miles of spawning grounds to aid populations of American Shad, herring, catadromous American eel, and other species. The historical character of the Ambursen-type reinforced concrete structure required a parallel documentation and (partial) preservation project by industrial archeologists. In 2008 longtime U.S. Senator from Virginia John Warner described the removal of Embrey Dam as the "proudest achievement in his legislative career." |
| Poclain Dam | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 1997 | Fredericksburg 38°15′15″N 77°25′54″W﻿ / ﻿38.2541°N 77.4317°W﻿ / 38.2541; -77.4317﻿ (Poclain Dam) | Tributary to Rappahannock River | Rappahannock River | |
| Fredricksburgh Milstead A Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2000 | Fredericksburg 38°14′45″N 77°26′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.2458°N 77.4376°W﻿ / 38.2458; -77.4376﻿ (Fredricksburgh Milstead A Dam) | Tributary to Rappahannock River | Rappahannock River | |
| Fredricksburgh Milstead B Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2000 | Fredericksburg 38°14′45″N 77°26′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.2458°N 77.4366°W﻿ / 38.2458; -77.4366﻿ (Fredricksburgh Milstead B Dam) | Tributary to Rappahannock River | Rappahannock River | |
| Fletchers Mill Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2010 | Sperryville 38°39′29″N 78°13′35″W﻿ / ﻿38.6581°N 78.2265°W﻿ / 38.6581; -78.2265﻿ (Fletchers Mill Dam) | Thornton River | Rappahannock River | |
| Monumental Mills Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2016 | Culpeper County 38°36′05″N 78°00′27″W﻿ / ﻿38.6013°N 78.0076°W﻿ / 38.6013; -78.0076﻿ (Monumental Mills Dam) | Hazel River | Rappahannock River | Mill dam converted to hydroelectric. |
| Spotswood Drive Dam | 35 ft (11 m) | 2022 | Orange County 38°22′43″N 77°46′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.3785°N 77.7805°W﻿ / 38.3785; -77.7805﻿ (Spotswood Drive Dam) | Fields Run | Rapidan River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Chancellorsville Brygadier A Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2000 | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°18′49″N 77°40′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.3135°N 77.68°W﻿ / 38.3135; -77.68﻿ (Chancellorsville Brygadier A Dam) | Tributary to Hunting Run | Rapidan River | |
| Chancellorsville Brygadier B Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2000 | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°18′59″N 77°40′48″W﻿ / ﻿38.3164°N 77.6799°W﻿ / 38.3164; -77.6799﻿ (Chancellorsville Brygadier B Dam) | Tributary to Hunting Run | Rapidan River | |
| Ashton Dam #1 | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2008 | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°18′49″N 77°40′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.3136°N 77.6753°W﻿ / 38.3136; -77.6753﻿ (Ashton Dam #1) | Tributary to Hunting Run | Rapidan River | |
| Ashton Dam #2 | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2008 | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°18′53″N 77°40′36″W﻿ / ﻿38.3147°N 77.6768°W﻿ / 38.3147; -77.6768﻿ (Ashton Dam #2) | Tributary to Hunting Run | Rapidan River | |
| Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #2 (Clark Farm Pond #3) | 5 ft (1.5 m) | | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°17′34″N 77°45′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.2927°N 77.7535°W﻿ / 38.2927; -77.7535﻿ (Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #2 (Clark Farm Pond #3)) | Tributary to Wilderness Run | Rapidan River | |
| Hightop Mountain Dam | | 2006 | Stanardsville 38°18′49″N 78°33′35″W﻿ / ﻿38.3136°N 78.5596°W﻿ / 38.3136; -78.5596﻿ (Hightop Mountain Dam) | Haneytown Creek | Rivanna River | |
| Liberty Hall Dam | | 2020 | Albemarle County 38°06′45″N 78°33′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.1124°N 78.566°W﻿ / 38.1124; -78.566﻿ (Liberty Hall Dam) | Tributary to Mechums River | Rivanna River | Agricultural pond dam. |
| Moores Creek Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2017 | Charlottesville 38°00′54″N 78°31′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.015°N 78.519°W﻿ / 38.015; -78.519﻿ (Moores Creek Dam) | Moores Creek | Rivanna River | Water supply for swimming pool. Owned by the City of Charlottesville. |
| Woolen Mills Dam | | 2007 | Charlottesville 38°01′15″N 78°27′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.0208°N 78.4544°W﻿ / 38.0208; -78.4544﻿ (Woolen Mills Dam) | Rivanna River | Rivanna River | Mill dam. |
| River Run Dam | | 2020 | Charlottesville 38°03′22″N 78°27′11″W﻿ / ﻿38.056°N 78.453°W﻿ / 38.056; -78.453﻿ (River Run Dam) | Rivanna River | Rivanna River | Detention pond dam. |
| Altice Mill Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2022 | Franklin County 37°02′35″N 79°51′55″W﻿ / ﻿37.0431°N 79.8654°W﻿ / 37.0431; -79.8654﻿ (Altice Mill Dam) | Blackwater River | Roanoke River | Grist mill dam. |
| New London Dam #1 | 28 ft (8.5 m) | 2022 | Bedford County 37°16′09″N 79°19′56″W﻿ / ﻿37.2692°N 79.3322°W﻿ / 37.2692; -79.3322﻿ (New London Dam #1) | Orrix Creek | Roanoke River | Irrigation and fire protection dams owned by Liberty University. |
| New London Dam #2 | 29 ft (8.8 m) | 2022 | Bedford County 37°15′54″N 79°20′03″W﻿ / ﻿37.265°N 79.3341°W﻿ / 37.265; -79.3341﻿ (New London Dam #2) | Orrix Creek | Roanoke River | Irrigation and fire protection dams owned by Liberty University. |
| Power Dam | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2016 | Franklin County 36°59′44″N 79°51′36″W﻿ / ﻿36.9955°N 79.8599°W﻿ / 36.9955; -79.8599﻿ (Power Dam) | Pigg River | Roanoke River | Hydropower dam purchased by the Friends of the Rivers of Virginia (FORVA) for the purpose of removal. |
| Veteran's Memorial Park Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2012 | Rocky Mount 36°59′05″N 79°53′17″W﻿ / ﻿36.9846°N 79.8881°W﻿ / 36.9846; -79.8881﻿ (Veteran's Memorial Park Dam) | Pigg River | Roanoke River | Municipal water supply dam owned by the Town of Rocky Mount. |
| Wasena Park Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2009 | Roanoke 37°16′00″N 79°57′50″W﻿ / ﻿37.2666°N 79.964°W﻿ / 37.2666; -79.964﻿ (Wasena Park Dam) | Roanoke River | Roanoke River | |
| Riverton Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2010 | Front Royal 38°56′57″N 78°11′54″W﻿ / ﻿38.9492°N 78.1984°W﻿ / 38.9492; -78.1984﻿ (Riverton Dam) | North Fork Shenandoah River | Shenandoah River | Hydropower dam owned by the Town of Front Royal. |
| Passage Creek Dam | 4.5 ft (1.4 m) | 2017 | Page County 38°42′21″N 78°33′56″W﻿ / ﻿38.7058°N 78.5655°W﻿ / 38.7058; -78.5655﻿ (Passage Creek Dam) | Passage Creek | Shenandoah River | Interpretive site owned by the U.S. Forest Service. |
| Brews Mill Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2015 | Augusta County 38°11′32″N 78°56′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.1921°N 78.9374°W﻿ / 38.1921; -78.9374﻿ (Brews Mill Dam) | Christians Creek | Shenandoah River | Mill dam. |
| Knightly Dam | | 2004 | Mt. Sidney 38°13′51″N 78°55′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.2308°N 78.9276°W﻿ / 38.2308; -78.9276﻿ (Knightly Dam) | Middle River | Shenandoah River | |
| Mossy Creek Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2013 | Augusta County 38°21′29″N 79°01′49″W﻿ / ﻿38.3581°N 79.0304°W﻿ / 38.3581; -79.0304﻿ (Mossy Creek Dam) | Mossy Creek | Shenandoah River | |
| Rockland Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2005 | Weyers Cave 38°18′22″N 78°53′42″W﻿ / ﻿38.3061°N 78.895°W﻿ / 38.3061; -78.895﻿ (Rockland Dam) | North River | Shenandoah River | |
| McGaheysville Dam | | 2004 | Harrisonburg 38°20′14″N 78°43′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.3371°N 78.7288°W﻿ / 38.3371; -78.7288﻿ (McGaheysville Dam) | South Fork Shenandoah River | Shenandoah River | Hydropower dam. Owned by the City of Harrisonburg. |
| DuPont Dam | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 2011 | Waynesboro 38°03′34″N 78°53′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.0594°N 78.8919°W﻿ / 38.0594; -78.8919﻿ (DuPont Dam) | South River | Shenandoah River | Industrial dam owned by DuPont. |
| Ramworks Dam (Rife Loth Dam) | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2011 | Waynesboro 38°03′35″N 78°53′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.0598°N 78.8995°W﻿ / 38.0598; -78.8995﻿ (Ramworks Dam (Rife Loth Dam)) | South River | Shenandoah River | Power for a foundry/ramworks industry. Owned by the Adjacent homeowner's association. |
| Marion Ice Plant Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2015 | Marion 36°49′52″N 81°31′41″W﻿ / ﻿36.831°N 81.528°W﻿ / 36.831; -81.528﻿ (Marion Ice Plant Dam) | Middle Fork Holston River | South Fork Holston River | |
| Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #5 (Fariview Farm Pond) | 5 ft (1.5 m) | | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°18′02″N 77°38′14″W﻿ / ﻿38.3006°N 77.6373°W﻿ / 38.3006; -77.6373﻿ (Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #5 (Fariview Farm Pond)) | Tributary to Ni River | York River | |
| Fredricksburgh & Spotsylvania Dam #3 | 5 ft (1.5 m) | | Spotsylvania Courthouse 38°17′11″N 77°44′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.2863°N 77.7395°W﻿ / 38.2863; -77.7395﻿ (Fredricksburgh & Spotsylvania Dam #3) | Greenfield Creek | York River | |
| Cumberland Marsh Dam | | 2011 | New Kent 37°32′45″N 76°59′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.5457°N 76.9866°W﻿ / 37.5457; -76.9866﻿ (Cumberland Marsh Dam) | Pamunkey River | York River | Owned by The Nature Conservancy. |
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