Bridgeforth Mill Dam dam
Bridgeforth Mill Dam
Bridgeforth Mill Dam, also known as Beaver Dam or Bridgeforth Mill Lake, is a private dam located in Burkeville, Virginia. The dam serves primarily for recreation purposes, providing a surface area of 56.4 acres and a storage capacity of 604.8 acre-feet. It is regulated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Virginia, ensuring that it meets state inspection and enforcement standards. The dam is classified as an Earth dam with a buttress core and a height of 14 feet, posing a high hazard potential but currently assessed as satisfactory in condition.
Situated on Beaverpond Creek in Amelia County, Virginia, the Bridgeforth Mill Dam's construction date is unknown, but it has since undergone inspections as recent as October 2020. With a drainage area of 16.24 square miles, the dam's uncontrolled spillway has a width of 2 feet. While the dam's risk assessment is moderate, with a DSAC assigned date pending, there are currently no Emergency Action Plans or inundation maps prepared. Despite its high hazard potential, the dam is managed to meet state regulatory standards, ensuring the safety of the surrounding community and water resources in the area.
Dam data reference
Condition Assessment
- Satisfactory
- No existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. Acceptable performance is expected under all loading conditions (static, hydrologic, seismic) in accordance with the minimum applicable state or federal regulatory criteria or tolerable risk guidelines.
- Fair
- No existing dam safety deficiencies are recognized for normal operating conditions. Rare or extreme hydrologic and/or seismic events may result in a dam safety deficiency. Risk may be in the range to take further action.
- Poor
- A dam safety deficiency is recognized for normal operating conditions which may realistically occur. Remedial action is necessary. POOR may also be used when uncertainties exist as to critical analysis parameters which identify a potential dam safety deficiency.
- Unsatisfactory
- A dam safety deficiency is recognized that requires immediate or emergency remedial action for problem resolution.
- Not Rated
- The dam has not been inspected, is not under state or federal jurisdiction, or has been inspected but, for whatever reason, has not been rated.
Hazard Potential Classification
- High
- Dams assigned the high hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation will probably cause loss of human life.
- Significant
- Dams assigned the significant hazard potential classification are those dams where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life but can cause economic loss, environmental damage, disruption of lifeline facilities, or impact other concerns. Significant hazard potential classification dams are often located in predominantly rural or agricultural areas but could be in areas with population and significant infrastructure.
- Low
- Dams assigned the low hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life and low economic and/or environmental losses. Losses are principally limited to the owner's property.
- Undetermined
- Dams for which a downstream hazard potential has not been designated or is not provided.
Plan around the weather
Same NOAA / yr.no feed Snoflo's iOS app uses. Watch the precipitation column on the meteogram -- rain on the basin upstream typically lifts inflow 24-72 hours later.
Next 5 days, hour by hour
Temperature line with weather symbols on top, snow + rain accumulation as columns, humidity as a dotted line.
5-day forecast table
Every 3 hours, broken out across temperature, snow, rain, humidity, and wind. Each cell is colour-coded relative to the column min/max.
| Time | Condition | Temp (°F) | Snow (in) | Rain (in) | Humidity (%) | Wind (mps) | Wind dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading detailed forecast… | |||||||
15-day temperature & precipitation
Daily temperatures, snow, and rain projected over the next two weeks.
Nearby streamflow gauges
USGS streamgauges around Bridgeforth Mill Dam -- inflows here typically show up in storage 24-72 hours later.
| Streamgauge | Discharge | View |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Near Mannboro | 24 cfs | → |
| Appomattox River At Mattoax | 125 cfs | → |
| Fine Creek At Fine Creek Mills | 2 cfs | → |
| Nottoway River Near Rawlings | 134 cfs | → |
| Stony Creek Near Dinwiddie | 54 cfs | → |
| Appomattox River At Matoaca | 121 cfs | → |
Make a day of it
Boat launches, lakeside camping, fishing access, and other reservoirs near Bridgeforth Mill Dam.
Boat launches
- Lake Chesdin Parkway Chesterfield County
- Mill Quarter Road 1384, Powhatan
- Woolridge Road Boat Ramp
- Commodore Point Place 3801, Brandermill
- Forest Exploration Trail Chesterfield County
- Waterfowl Flyway 9111, Chesterfield County
Track Bridgeforth Mill Dam in the Snoflo app
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About Bridgeforth Mill Dam
Where does the data for Bridgeforth Mill Dam come from?
Structural and regulatory data come from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams (NID). Weather forecast comes from NOAA / yr.no -- the same feed Snoflo's iOS app uses.
How often is the report updated?
NID structural data refreshes annually as the Corps publishes updated assessments. The weather forecast refreshes throughout the day.
What does the High hazard rating mean?
The Corps of Engineers' hazard potential classification grades probable consequences if the dam fails: High = probable loss of human life; Significant = no probable loss of human life but possible economic loss / environmental damage; Low = no probable loss of human life, only minor economic / environmental losses. See the Dam Data Reference card above for the full definitions.
What's "% of normal"?
The current storage value compared to the historical average storage on this calendar day. 100% = right on average; values above 100% mean above-normal storage (wet year); values below mean below-normal (dry year or drought).
Can I get alerts when storage crosses a threshold?
Yes -- alerts are managed in the Snoflo iOS app. Favorite this dam, set a threshold, and you'll get a push the moment conditions cross.
Other water bodies near here
Snoflo-tracked reservoirs and dams within driving distance of Bridgeforth Mill Dam.