Leesville Lake
Leesville Lake is a reservoir in Virginia used for hydroelectric power generation in conjunction with Smith Mountain Lake as a pump storage project. It is located southeast of Roanoke, and southwest of Lynchburg.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 604 feet (184 metres)
- Description: lake in Virginia, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brights and Leesville.
Brights
Hamlet
Brights is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brights is situated 2½ miles south of Leesville Lake.
Leesville
Hamlet
Leesville is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, in the U. Leesville is situated 4½ miles northeast of Leesville Lake.
Sycamore
Hamlet
Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Sycamore is situated 4½ miles southeast of Leesville Lake.
Leesville Lake
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Latitude
37.06151° or 37° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
-79.42705° or 79° 25′ 37″ west
Open location code
87923H6F+J5
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bald Knob and Leesville Dam.
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