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Wood Dam, Virginia
Wood Dam on coldwater in Virginia.
Open in BirdTrout36.796, -80.2169 · Patrick County · NID VA141053. 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
- John D Wood Private
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 27 ft
- Length
- 220 ft
- Storage
- 21 acre-ft · 2 acre pool
- Drainage
- 0 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
- Smith River 0.23 mi from the dam · Class III · wild (VDWR)
- Rock Castle Creek 1.3 mi from the dam · Class III · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith River near Philpott, Va | 10.7 mi | 44.4 °F | 137 cfs |
| Smith River at Bassett, Va | 12.1 mi | 48.7 °F | 160 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.
Getting to it
No listed public access site within 8 miles of this dam.
Fly shops nearby
- Walkabout Outfitter 30.5 mi · Blacksburg · +1-540-739-3263