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Smith Mountain Dam and Lake
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Smith Mountain Dam and Lake
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Smith Mountain Dam and Lake
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The construction of a dam in the gap of
in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, had been considered as early as the 1920s. However, the dam's construction did not begin until 1960.
closed the gap completely in 1963, and
began to fill and form behind it.
The hydroelectric dam consists of 175,000 cubic yards of concrete and has the capacity to generate 605 megawatts of electricity for up to 11 hours.
is part of a two-dam system on the
and its companion dam, the
is a smaller structure designed to pump water back to
and to also generate hydroelectric power for
customers.
covers 20,000 acres and has a 500-mile shoreline, which borders Franklin, Pittsylvania, and Bedford Counties.
Over the years, development near and around
has exploded, and this has presented both opportunities and challenges in regard to stewardship of the area's natural resources. James A. Nagy, author of
presents images from various collections, including the
, showing the construction and development of