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The lake is 17 miles (27 km) long with around 110 miles (180 km) of shoreline. The reservoir lies in a broad valley nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of rural southwestern Virginia of the Appalachian chain. Before the lake's creation, farming and logging were the primary industries.
ZIP code: 22033. FIPS code: 51-32592: GNIS feature ID: 2584853: Greenbriar is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
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.
ZIP codes: 22033, 22030. FIPS code: 51-26875: GNIS feature ID: 2584845: Fair Oaks is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
ZIP code: 22033. Area code(s) 703, 571: FIPS code: 51-26701: ... (CDP) and business park located west of Fairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Fair ...
In 1963, an earthen dam was constructed across the creek above Lanexa to create a 1,100 acre reservoir for Newport News Waterworks. [2] [3] [4] The only public access directly to the creek is from Diascund Reservoir Park part of James City County's park system. There are also access points for members of local civic associations on both sides ...
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In 1968, Virginia Electric and Power Company (now Dominion) purchased 18,000 acres (73 km 2) of farmlands in three counties along the North Anna and Pamunkey rivers. The aim was to provide clean, fresh water to help cool the nuclear power generating plants at the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station adjacent to the lake. [ 2 ]