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2. Smith Mountain Lake - Wikipedia

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   Smith Mountain Lake is a large reservoir in the Roanoke Region of Virginia, [3] United States, located southeast of the City of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg. The lake was created in 1963 by the Smith Mountain Dam impounding the Roanoke River .

3. Smith Mountain Dam - Wikipedia

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   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 .

4. Roanoke, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Local taxes, including real estate, personal property, and sales taxes, are the government's largest source of revenue at over 70% of its intake. [218] Roanoke is represented by two members of the Virginia House of Delegates, Sam Rasoul (D-11th) and Chris Head (R-17th), and one member of the Virginia Senate, John Edwards (D-21st).

5. Smith Mountain Lake Airport - Wikipedia

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   The Smith Mountain Lake Airport (FAA W91) is a privately owned airport open to the public located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Moneta, in Bedford County, Virginia, USA. The facility serves primarily general aviation for the areas around Smith Mountain Lake. In November 2013, longtime airport owner Joe Borgess sold the airport to a New Jersey ...

6. Smith Mountain Lake State Park - Wikipedia

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   Smith Mountain Lake State Park is a 1,148-acre (4.65 km 2) state park along the shores of Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County, Virginia near Huddleston.Primarily a recreational area, it offers water-related activities (with a swimming area, occasional boat tours as well as rental boats, kayaks and tubes) as well as camping, picnicking, and hiking facilities. [1]

7. Lake Gaston - Wikipedia

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   Lake Gaston is a reservoir in the eastern United States. [1] Part of the lake is in the North Carolina counties of Halifax, Northampton, and Warren. The part extending into Virginia lies in Brunswick and Mecklenburg counties. Lake Gaston is roughly 35 miles (56 km) long and covers over 20,000 acres (81 km 2), with 350 miles (560 km) of shoreline.