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2. Bath County Pumped Storage Station - Wikipedia

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   The upper and lower reservoirs are created by earth and rock-filled embankment dams.The upper reservoir dam is 460 feet (140 m) high, 2,200 feet (670 m) long and has a structural volume of 18,000,000 cubic yards (14,000,000 m 3).

3. John W. Flannagan Dam - Wikipedia

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   The dam is 250 feet (76 m) high and 916 feet (279 m) long. The earth-filled dam is constructed of rock with a central clay core, which prevents water from passing through the dam. A 1,145-acre (463 ha) lake is formed behind the dam with almost 40 miles (64 km) of shoreline. South of the dam is the emergency spillway.

4. John H. Kerr Dam - Wikipedia

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   Tainter gate from the back, or spillway, on the John H. Kerr Dam, Boydton, Virginia (USACE) Construction of the John H. Kerr dam was authorized by the 78th United States Congress in 1944 with the Flood Control Act of 1944 but did not commence until 1947. The site was selected because of the granite in the area that could support a large ...

5. Virginia government grinds to a halt as hospitals, residents ...

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   A water treatment plant failure threw North America’s oldest continuous lawmaking body into crisis this week, as lawmakers were effectively shut out of the Virginia State Capitol for safety reasons.

6. Merriespruit tailings dam disaster - Wikipedia

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   The No 4 dam was in an unacceptable condition prior to failure. Contrary to legislative requirements, at the time of failure the dam did not have the capacity to maintain a 0.5-m freeboard during a one-in-100-year 24-hour storm. [1] Satellite imagery showed that water was ponded against the northern wall in February 1994. [3]

7. Occoquan Reservoir - Wikipedia

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   It is formed by the Occoquan Dam on the Occoquan River. Managed by the Fairfax County Water Authority, it provides an important water supply to surrounding settlements in northern Virginia, with an output of 17 million US gallons a day (64,000 m 3 /d) to 1.2 million people, including over half of the population of Prince William County. [1]

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9. North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but ...

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   Emergency officials warned in a 6 p.m. ET Facebook post that Lake Lure Dam water levels are now receding. Emergency personnel have rescued more than 25 people through "swift water rescue."