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The lake is estimated to be about 6,000 years old, and geologists believe it must have been formed by rock slides and damming. Cold underground springs feed the lake and rarely allow the temperature to rise above 70 °F (21 °C) on the surface and 46 °F (8 °C) fifty feet (15 m) below the surface.
The lake reached its normal water level in March 1966. The lake covers 20,600 acres (83 km 2) and has over 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline. The north shore of the lake lies entirely in Bedford County. Located along the lake shore at Wirtz, Virginia is the Gwin Dudley Home Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [4]
Smith Mountain Dam is a concrete arch dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Smith Mountain Lake.The dam was built by Appalachian Power (a division of American Electric Power) between 1960 and 1963 for the purposes of pumped-storage hydroelectricity.
John H. Kerr Dam is concrete gravity-dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Kerr Lake.The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower.
Location: Alleghany County, near Kincaid, Virginia: Coordinates: 1]: Construction began: 1974: Opening date: 1979: Operator(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Embankment, rock-fill: Impounds: Jackson River: Height: 257 feet (78 m): Length: 1,310 feet (400 m): Width (base): 32 feet (9.8 m) (crest) 1,000 feet (300 m) (base): Reservoir; Creates: Lake Moomaw: Total ...
The Virginia state record hybrid striped bass was caught in Claytor Lake on March 16, 2016. It weighed 15 pounds 13 ounces (7.2 kg). A Virginia state record spotted bass was caught on January 1, 2020, which weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces (2.2 kg). [8] Several high cliffs of shale rock ring the lake shoreline. This material is generally loose and ...
New movie "Caddo Lake" filmed in Shreveport: How to watch. The movie's plot revolves around the mysterious disappearance of an 8-year-old girl on Caddo Lake, and results in a link between past ...
This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [ 1 ] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.