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The John H. Kerr Reservoir (often called Kerr Lake in North Carolina and Bugg's Island Lake in Virginia) [1] is a reservoir along the border of the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the John H. Kerr Dam across the Roanoke River between 1947 and 1952 to produce hydroelectricity as well as ...
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 .
Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Lake (officially John H. Kerr Reservoir)) Burke Lake; Burnt Mills Reservoir; ... Lake Meade (Virginia) Lake Mercer [3] Mill Creek Lake; Lake ...
All reservoirs in Virginia should be included in this category. ... John W. Flannagan Dam; K. Kerr Lake; L. Lake Matoaka; Lake Mooney;
John H. Kerr Reservoir The Dan River flows 214 miles (344 km) [ 5 ] in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia . It rises in Patrick County, Virginia , and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina .
Occoneechee State Park is a state park near Clarksville, Virginia, located along Buggs Island Lake.Occoneechee State Park is 2,698 acres in size. Its name reflects the Occaneechi Indians, who lived on (and traded from) an island in the Roanoke River near its confluence with the Dan River, which was flooded by the creation of the Kerr Lake reservoir in 1952.
Claytor Dam (hydroelectric) – on the New River; home of Claytor Lake State Park; between Dublin and Radford; John H. Kerr Dam and John H. Kerr Lake – on the Roanoke River; built by USACE; reservoir covers parts of Virginia/North Carolina border; Lake of The Woods Dam – near Fredericksburg; Lake of the Woods Dam Number Two – near ...
Virginia: County: Halifax: Physical characteristics; Source: Morris Branch divide • location: about 1.5 miles west of Aarons Creek, Virginia • coordinates: 1] • elevation: 398 ft (121 m) [2] Mouth: Hyco River at John H. Kerr Reservoir