Country Oaks Dam - VA029077-3547


Incident ID VA029077-3547
Dam Name Country Oaks Dam
Downstream Hazard Potential U
State VA
Incident Date 11/24/2022
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Total Failure: RE recieved report from DEQ on 11/30/2022 that the dam had at least partially failed in the early morning hours of 11/24/2022 releasing significant sediment into downstream Holliday Lake State Park.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Unknown
Information Sources
Owner Type P
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) O
EAP N
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 28 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 69 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 4 acres
River Name
Latitude 37.4485
Longitude -78.6955
Regulatory Agency(ies) DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
NID Number VA029077
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