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Morris Glen Dam, Virginia
Morris Glen Dam on coldwater in Virginia.
Open in BirdTrout38.1531, -78.7999 · Augusta County · NID VA015037. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
The water here carries no anadromous run on our corridor map, so this page makes no claim about salmon or steelhead at this dam. What it sits on is coldwater — resident trout water — and the section below says which classification says so.
The structure
- Owner
- MORRIS GLENN M REV TRS 1/2 ETAL Private
- Height
- 39 ft
- Storage
- 78 acre-ft · 3 acre pool
- Drainage
- 1 sq mi
- Condition
- Not Rated · Undetermined hazard potential
- Status
- Not Applicable
From the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Hazard potential is a downstream-consequence classification, not a statement about the structure's condition.
The water above and below
- Meadow Run 0.49 mi from the dam · Class II · wild (VDWR)
Coldwater designation is the state's own classification. A dam sits on one river and this list is every designated reach within a mile and a half of it, so a tributary mouth shows up here too.
Water right now
| Gauge | Distance | Temp | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| South River at Old Route 611 at Dooms, VA | 4.5 mi | — | — |
| South River at Harriston, VA | 5.0 mi | — | 46 cfs |
| South River near Dooms, VA | 6.1 mi | — | 54 cfs |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it. A hydro dam's releases move the flow below it on a schedule the gauge sees and this page does not. 3 of the gauges above are not sending water temperature at all — a stopped gauge still answers with the last value it ever sent and nothing to say so, so those rows carry a modelled figure where one can be fitted, marked as modelled, and a dash where it cannot.
Getting to it
- Basic Park 6.3 mi · South River
Public access sites near the dam, straight-line distance. A dam itself is private property unless its owner says otherwise; these are the places the state lists as open.
Fly shops nearby
- South River Fly Shop 7.5 mi · Waynesboro · +1 540-942-5566
- Albemarle Angler 17.6 mi
- Mossy Creek Fly Fishing 19.4 mi · Harrisonburg
- Appalachian Trail Outfitters 20.0 mi
- Walkabout Outfitters 20.9 mi