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The Virginia state record hybrid striped bass was caught in Claytor Lake on March 16, 2016. It weighed 15 pounds 13 ounces (7.2 kg). A Virginia state record spotted bass was caught on January 1, 2020, which weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces (2.2 kg). [8] Several high cliffs of shale rock ring the lake shoreline. This material is generally loose and ...
The Mountain Lake Conservancy (formerly known as 'Wilderness Conservancy at Mountain Lake') is a non-profit organization founded to help manage and protect the 2,600 acres (11 km 2) of Mountain Lake property around Mountain Lake Hotel, and to provide environmental and cultural education for the public. Since 2008, the Conservancy has begun to ...
The lake reached its normal water level in March 1966. The lake covers 20,600 acres (83 km 2) and has over 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline. The north shore of the lake lies entirely in Bedford County. Located along the lake shore at Wirtz, Virginia is the Gwin Dudley Home Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [4]
This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [ 1 ] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Location: Alleghany County, near Kincaid, Virginia: Coordinates: 1]: Construction began: 1974: Opening date: 1979: Operator(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Embankment, rock-fill: Impounds: Jackson River: Height: 257 feet (78 m): Length: 1,310 feet (400 m): Width (base): 32 feet (9.8 m) (crest) 1,000 feet (300 m) (base): Reservoir; Creates: Lake Moomaw: Total ...
New movie "Caddo Lake" filmed in Shreveport: How to watch. The movie's plot revolves around the mysterious disappearance of an 8-year-old girl on Caddo Lake, and results in a link between past ...
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.
Lake Anna is approximately 17 miles (27 km) long from tip to tip, with 200 miles (320 km) of shoreline. [3] The lake is divided into two sides by three stone dikes. The public side (also known as the "cold" side) is roughly 9,000 acres (36 km 2 ), while the private side (known as the "warm" side) is roughly 4,000 acres (16 km 2 ).