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Westrock #1 Embankment Dam, Virginia
Westrock #1 Embankment Dam on coldwater in Virginia.
Open in BirdTrout37.808, -79.9998 · Alleghany County · NID VA005013. 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
- Purpose
- Other
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 103 ft
- Storage
- 165 acre-ft
- Condition
- Fair · Undetermined hazard potential
- Status
- Under Investigation, Planning, Permitting, or Design for Remediation
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
- Dry Run 0.61 mi from the dam · Class IV · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Riv at Filtration Plant at Covington, Va | 0.7 mi | 60.8 °F | — |
| Dunlap Creek near Covington, VA | 2.6 mi | — | 16 cfs |
| Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va | 4.9 mi | 59.4 °F | — |
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.
Getting to it
- Covington Access 3.6 mi · Jackson River
- Low Moor 7.1 mi · boat launch · Jackson 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
- Walkabout Outfitters 30.5 mi