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795 ft (242 m) [ 2] References. [ 1][ 2] 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Smith Mountain Lake is a large reservoir in the Roanoke Region of Virginia, [ 3] United States, located southeast of the City of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg. The lake was created in 1963 by the Smith Mountain Dam impounding the Roanoke River.
Installed capacity. 560 MW (750,000 hp) Smith Mountain Dam is a concrete arch dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Smith Mountain Lake. The dam was built by Appalachian Power (a division of American Electric Power) between 1960 and 1963 for the purposes of pumped-storage hydroelectricity. The dam created Smith Mountain Lake as ...
50 acres (20 ha) Max. depth. 110 ft (33.5 m) Surface elevation. 3,875 ft (1,181 m) Mountain Lake is a freshwater lake located in Giles County near Newport, Virginia in the United States. Along with Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp, it is one of only two natural lakes in Virginia.
ZIP Code. 24101 [ 1] Area code (s) 540 and 826. GNIS feature ID. 1477396 [ 2] Hardy is an unincorporated community in southwestern Bedford County and northeastern Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The community lies along State Route 634 and is approximately nine miles southeast of Roanoke .
Smith Mountain Lake State Park is a 1,148-acre (4.65 km 2) state park along the shores of Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County, Virginia near Huddleston. It is primarily a recreational area, offering water-related activities as well as camping, picnicking, hiking facilities, and a public beach. The park was opened to the public in 1983.
It is located southeast of Roanoke, and southwest of Lynchburg . Smaller and lower than Smith Mountain Lake, Leesville Lake covers 3,270 acres (13.2 km 2) and contains 94,900 acre-feet (117,100,000 m 3) of water at full pond. The lake is 17 miles (27 km) long with around 110 miles (180 km) of shoreline. The reservoir lies in a broad valley ...
The Peaks of Otter are three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia, which lies nine miles (14 km) to the southeast along State Route 43. These peaks are Sharp Top, Flat Top, and Harkening Hill . The manmade Abbott Lake lies in the valley surrounded by the three peaks, behind the Peaks of Otter ...
Smith Mountain (Blue Ridge Mountains) Coordinates: Smith Mountain is a mountain summit located in Bedford County, Virginia and Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [1] Part of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is home to the Smith Mountain Dam. [2]