Dams in Amherst, Virginia
40
Total Dams
10
High Hazard
4
Significant
149.3 yrs
Avg Age
| Dam Name | Hazard | Height | Built | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedlar River Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 87 ft | — | Gravity | Virginia |
| Sweet Briar College - Lower Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 32 ft | — | Gravity | Virginia |
| Buffalo River Dam # 3 Amherst | High Hazard | 60 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Dan E. French Reservoir Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 45 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Greif Holding Pond Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 22 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Buffalo River Dam # 2 Amherst | High Hazard | 71 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Greif Sludge Pond # 2 Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 42 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Buffalo River Dam # 4a Amherst | High Hazard | 64 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Earley Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 39 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Greif Aeration Pond Dam Amherst | High Hazard | 58 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Winton Country Club Dam Amherst | Significant Hazard | 31 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Tusculum Dam Amherst | Significant Hazard | 25 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Upper Izaak Walton Dam Amherst | Significant Hazard | 25 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Lower Izaak Walton Dam Amherst | Significant Hazard | 22 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Otter Lake Dam Amherst | Low Hazard | 26 ft | — | Gravity | Virginia |
| Bedford Amherst | Low Hazard | 17 ft | 1850 | Gravity | Virginia |
| Cushaw Amherst | Low Hazard | 26 ft | 1930 | Gravity | Virginia |
| Homewood Lake Dam Amherst | Low Hazard | 41 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Holcomb Rock Amherst | Low Hazard | 25 ft | 1850 | Gravity | Virginia |
| Sweet Briar College - Upper Dam Amherst | Low Hazard | 25 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Triple Z Dam Amherst | Low Hazard | 28 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Greif Sludge Pond # 3 Dam Amherst | Low Hazard | 15 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 3 Amherst | Unknown | 26 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| General Albert'S Dam Amherst | Unknown | 25 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| General Albert'S Other Dam Amherst | Unknown | 25 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 5 Amherst | Unknown | 33 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 11 Amherst | Unknown | 34 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 4 Amherst | Unknown | 24 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 2 Amherst | Unknown | 31 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 13 Amherst | Unknown | 30 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Monacan Indian Dam Amherst | Unknown | 31 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 1 Amherst | Unknown | 28 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 10 Amherst | Unknown | 22 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Burruss Dam Amherst | Unknown | 20 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 7 Amherst | Unknown | 30 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Wennings Dam Amherst | Unknown | 40 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Mays Dam Amherst | Unknown | 24 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 6 Amherst | Unknown | 26 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Pleasantview Hunt Club Dam Amherst | Unknown | 20 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |
| Amherst County Dam # 9 Amherst | Unknown | 21 ft | — | Earth | Virginia |