Veterans Memorial Dam

Dam in Orange County, Virginia
38°20′59″N 77°45′17″W / 38.34972°N 77.75472°W / 38.34972; -77.75472StatusOperationalOpening date1968Owner(s)Lake of the Woods Association, Inc.Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsFlat RunHeight60 ft (18 m)Length1,450 ft (442 m)Elevation at crest325.5 ft (99 m)Spillway capacity4,000 cu ft/s (113 m3/s)ReservoirCreatesLake of the WoodsTotal capacity13,800 acre⋅ft (17,022,049 m3)Catchment area7.12 sq mi (18 km2)Surface area639 acres (259 ha)

The Veterans Memorial Dam (National ID # VA137001), also known as the Lake of the Woods Main Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Flat Run located 15.3 mi (25 km) west of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The dam was constructed in 1968 with the primary purpose of recreation. Surrounding its reservoir is the resort community of Lake of the Woods.[1] The Lake of the Woods Association owns the dam.

References

  1. ^ "Lake of the Woods Association, Inc. Veterans Memorial (Main) Dam (Dam No. 1) on Flat Run Orange County, Virginia" (PDF). Emergency Action Plan. Lake of the Woods Association, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2012.


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