John H. Kerr Dam (Va.)
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Name (Latin)
John H. Kerr Dam (Va.)
Other forms of name
Buggs Island Dam (Va.)
Kerr Dam (Va.)
Coordinates
-78.2986 -78.2986 36.5981 36.5981 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Dams Virginia
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q6236916
Library of congress:
sh2015000718
Sources of Information
- Work cat: John H. Kerr Dam dedication ceremony, 1952:page 15 (the John H. Kerr Dam is located on the Roanoke River 12 miles southwest of South Hill, Va.)
- GNIS, Mar. 19, 2015(John H Kerr Dam; dam in Mecklenburg County, Va.; variant names: Buggs Island Dam, Kerr Dam; 36°35ʹ53ʺN 078°17ʹ51ʺW)
- The North Carolina gazetteer, c2010(Kerr Lake was formed in 1952 with the completion of John H. Kerr Dam on Roanoke River in Virginia)
Wikipedia description:
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. The dam also serves wildlife resources, forest conservation, and public recreational uses. The John H. Kerr Dam currently produces over 426 GWh of electricity annually and has prevented over $385 million in flood damage since completion. The dam is named after John H. Kerr, a Congressman from North Carolina who was instrumental in authorizing the construction.
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