Gathright Dam
Gathright Dam is an earthen and rolled rock-fill embankment dam on the Jackson River 19 miles north of Covington, Virginia. The dam is 257 feet tall and 1,310 feet long and has a controlled spillway within the structure's southern portion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwood and Kincaid.
Greenwood
Locality
Greenwood, Bath County was an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, United States. Greenwood was abandoned and later flooded due to the construction of Lake Moomaw.
Callison
Hamlet
Callison is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, United States. Callison is situated 3 miles northeast of Gathright Dam.
Gathright Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Alleghany County, near Kincaid, Virginia
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Alleghany, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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“Gathright Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gathright Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, lat 37,95, long -79,96)”
- Cebuano: “Gathright Dam”
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