This is a list of dams in Virginia that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. __TOC__
Removals by watershed Rappahannock River Embrey Dam was a long hydroelectric dam on the Rappahannock River dating to 1910. It was demolished on February 23, 2004, by divers from an engineering detachment at Fort Eustis using of explosives. 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."
Completed removals Dam Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Adney Gap Pond Dam 1984 Harvell Dam 2014 Petersburg Appomattox River Appomattox River Soldiers Pond Dam (Sykes Dam) 2002 Fort Lee Harrison Creek Dominion Virginia City Dam No. 1 (Curley Hollow Landfill; Leachate Pond Dam) St. Paul Meade Creek Clinch River Brantley Dam 2011 Danville Dan River Dan River Wilson Dam 2017 Henrico Tributary to Chickahominy River James River Griggs Dam Henrico County Fourmile Creek Lake Charles Dam 2010 Charles City Kimages Creek Douthat North Recreational Dam 2007 Alleghany County Wilson Creek Douthat South Recreational Dam 2007 Alleghany County Wilson Creek Dam 2022 Bath County Jordan's Point Dam 2019 Rockbridge County Maury River McIver Dam 2022 Fluvanna County Bear Garden Creek Quinn Dam 2007 Amherst County and Nelson County Tye River Picnic Area Dam 1984 Manassas National Battlefield Park Youngs Branch Occoquan River Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #6 (Ashley Farm Pond) Fredericksburg Tributary to Ninemile Run Rappahannock River Embrey Dam 2004 Fredericksburg Rappahannock River Poclain Dam 1997 Fredericksburg Tributary to Rappahannock River Fredricksburgh Milstead A Dam 2000 Fredericksburg Tributary to Rappahannock River Fredricksburgh Milstead B Dam 2000 Fredericksburg Fletchers Mill Dam 2010 Sperryville Thornton River Monumental Mills Dam 2016 Culpeper County Hazel River Spotswood Drive Dam 2022 Orange County Fields Run Rapidan River Chancellorsville Brygadier A Dam 2000 Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Hunting Run Chancellorsville Brygadier B Dam 2000 Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Hunting Run Ashton Dam #1 2008 Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Hunting Run Ashton Dam #2 2008 Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Hunting Run Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #2 (Clark Farm Pond #3) Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Wilderness Run Hightop Mountain Dam 2006 Stanardsville Haneytown Creek Rivanna River Liberty Hall Dam 2020 Albemarle County Tributary to Mechums River Moores Creek Dam 2017 Charlottesville Moores Creek Woolen Mills Dam 2007 Charlottesville Rivanna River River Run Dam 2020 Charlottesville Altice Mill Dam 2022 Franklin County Blackwater River Roanoke River New London Dam #1 2022 Bedford County Orrix Creek New London Dam #2 2022 Bedford County Power Dam 2016 Franklin County Pigg River Veteran's Memorial Park Dam 2012 Rocky Mount Wasena Park Dam 2009 Roanoke Roanoke River Riverton Dam 2010 Front Royal North Fork Shenandoah River Shenandoah River Passage Creek Dam 2017 Page County Passage Creek Brews Mill Dam 2015 Augusta County Christians Creek Knightly Dam 2004 Mt. Sidney Middle River Mossy Creek Dam 2013 Augusta County Mossy Creek Rockland Dam 2005 Weyers Cave North River McGaheysville Dam 2004 Harrisonburg South Fork Shenandoah River DuPont Dam 2011 Waynesboro South River Ramworks Dam (Rife Loth Dam) 2011 Waynesboro Marion Ice Plant Dam 2015 Marion Middle Fork Holston River South Fork Holston River Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania Dam #5 (Fariview Farm Pond) Spotsylvania Courthouse Tributary to Ni River York River Fredricksburgh & Spotsylvania Dam #3 Spotsylvania Courthouse Greenfield Creek Cumberland Marsh Dam 2011 New Kent Pamunkey River
See also List of dam removals in Maryland List of dam removals in North Carolina List of dam removals in Tennessee List of dam removals in Washington, D.C. List of dam removals in West Virginia
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