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The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower. The dam also serves wildlife resources, forest conservation, and public recreational uses. The John H. Kerr Dam currently produces over 426 GWh of electricity annually and has prevented over $385 million in flood damage ...
This category is for articles about dams in the U.S. state of Virginia. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...
Bosher's Dam is a historic low head dam (also called a weir) built upon the James River just west of Richmond, Virginia.It is a 12-foot-high stone structure which interrupts the natural flow of Virginia's largest self-contained river by spanning the waterway between suburban Tuckahoe in Henrico County and the western part of Richmond just west of the Edward E. Willey Bridge.
The listed area included two contributing buildings and 12 contributing structures on 135.4 acres (54.8 ha). It has also been known historically as the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company Water System. [1] [2] [3] The mines required large amounts of water and timber to supply the houses and mines in Virginia City and Gold Hill.
Buggs Island, named for Samuel Bugg, an early settler, is just downstream from the John H. Kerr Dam, and visible from the viewing platform below the dam at Tailrace Park. One of Virginia's original state parks, Staunton River State Park constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the New Deal, was partially covered by the reservoir ...
The dam creating the lake, North Anna Dam, is a 5,000-foot-long (1,524 m) and 90-foot-high (27 m) earthen embankment dam. It is 30 feet (9 m) wide at its crest and sits at an elevation of 265 feet (81 m) above sea level.
The dam is also a noted tourist and recreational area, and a place of great beauty. Over the years, a number of artists and photographers have used the dam site for their compositions. Jessamine Shumate, a local artist, did an early watercolor painting of the Philpott Dam in Henry County, and a second, unfinished painting. These two paintings ...
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