John H Kerr Dam
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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
- Also known as: “Buggs Island Dam”, “John H. Kerr Dam”, and “Kerr Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Buggs Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midway.
Midway
Hamlet
Midway is an unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Midway is situated 6 miles northeast of John H Kerr Dam.
John H Kerr Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.59835° or 36° 35′ 54″ north
Longitude
-78.29851° or 78° 17′ 55″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
8783HPX2+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“John H Kerr Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “John H Kerr Dam”
- French: “barrage John H. Kerr”
- French: “Barrage John H. Kerr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “John H. Kerr-demningen”
- Norwegian: “John H. Kerr-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС John H. Kerr”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Castle Heights and Phillis.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: John H. Kerr Reservoir at Dam and Kerr Substation.
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