North Fork of Pound Dam

North Fork of Pound Dam is a dam in Wise, Virginia. North Fork of Pound Dam is situated nearby to North Fork of Pound Lake, as well as near the mountain saddle Pound Gap.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Fork of Pound Lake and Pound Gap.

North Fork of Pound Lake

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

North Fork Pound Reservoir is a reservoir in Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1966 as authorised by the Flood Control Act of 1960 and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Pound Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap. Pound Gap is situated 2 miles north of North Fork of Pound Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pound and Payne Gap.

Pound

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pound had a population of 877. Pound is situated 1½ miles east of North Fork of Pound Dam.

Payne Gap

Hamlet

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Payne Gap had a population of 347. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community. Payne Gap is situated 2½ miles northwest of North Fork of Pound Dam.

Gilley

Hamlet

Gilley is an unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Gilley is situated 3 miles southwest of North Fork of Pound Dam.

North Fork of Pound Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.12462° or 37° 7′ 29″ north

Longitude

-82.63091° or 82° 37′ 51″ west

Elevation

1,562 feet (476 metres)

Open location code

869V49F9+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356580281

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4776385

Wikidata ID

Q48994693

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