Radford
Dam in Montgomery County, Virginia · Little River · forms Little River Reservoir near Radford
Height
52 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
293 ft
89 m
Completed
1934
Little River Reservoir near Radford today
1,771.06 ft
7 days ▼ 0.96 ft
Normal storage
1,600 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Buttress
- Structural height
- 52 ft
- Owner
- Radford City of (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 1,600 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 350 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 44 ft
- Drainage area
- 351 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 178 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Wilmington District
- Also known as
- Little River Hydro
- NID ID
- VA121001
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID VA121001 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.