Bedford Municipal Lake

Bedford Municipal Lake is a dam in , .
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Snowden Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James River Visitor Center and Cushaw Hydroelectric Project.

Tourism office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ miles south of Bedford Municipal Lake.

Industrial building
The is a 7.5 megawatt dam and power house facility owned and operated by Cushaw Hydro LLC. The project is located on the , a navigable waterway of the United States, in Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. is situated 1 mile north of Bedford Municipal Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glasgow.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a town in , United States, at the confluence of the James and Rivers. The population was 1,052 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles northwest of Bedford Municipal Lake.

Bedford Municipal Lake

Latitude
37.57767° or 37° 34′ 40″ north
Longitude
-79.37648° or 79° 22′ 35″ west
Elevation
620 feet (189 metres)
Open location code
8792HJHF+3C
Geo­Names ID
4746283
Wiki­data ID
Q48979895
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Satellite Map

Discover Bedford Municipal Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Bedford Municipal Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bedford Municipal Lake”

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