John H. Kerr Dam
| hydroelectric power station/plant
USA /
Virginia /
Boydton /
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Boydton
World / United States / Virginia
dam, hydroelectric power station/plant
Constructed in the early 1950s, this dam impounds the John H. Kerr Reservoir (also known as Buggs Island Lake). It is located on the Roanoke River just upstream from Buggs Island. It is a concrete gravity dam and contains a hydroelectric power plant.
www.saw.usace.army.mil/jhkerr/index.htm
www.saw.usace.army.mil/jhkerr/index.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Kerr_Dam
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Coordinates: 36°35'54"N 78°17'54"W
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