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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 .
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 ...
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Vance and Warren counties, North Carolina, in the United States. Located north of Henderson near the North Carolina- Virginia border, it includes 3,376 acres (13.66 km 2 ) [ 1 ] of woodlands along the shores of the 50,000-acre (202 km 2 ) man-made Kerr Lake .
Signs indicate that a boat ramp is closed due to low water levels in Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 10, 2021, where the water level has fallen to its lowest since the reservoir was ...
Flat Branch rises about 1.5 miles west of Aarons Creek, Virginia and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir about 1 mile northwest of Aarons Creek. [ 2 ] Watershed
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.
Formerly known as the Elm Hill Wildlife Management Area, it sits on the north side of the Roanoke River just below the John H. Kerr Dam. The terrain is gently rolling and fairly low, between 200 and 300 feet (61 and 91 m) above sea level, and is typified by open fields maintained for the benefit of wildlife.