Smith Mountain Dam
Smith Mountain Dam is a concrete arch dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Smith Mountain Lake. The dam was built by Appalachian Power between 1960 and 1963 for the purposes of pumped-storage hydroelectricity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ridgeway and Ajax.
Ridgeway
Hamlet
Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Ridgeway is situated 4½ miles southeast of Smith Mountain Dam.
Ajax
Hamlet
Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Ajax is situated 4½ miles southwest of Smith Mountain Dam.
Toshes
Hamlet
Toshes is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Toshes is situated 6 miles southeast of Smith Mountain Dam.
Smith Mountain Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on Roanoke River, Virginia
- Categories: arch dam, hydroelectric power station, and pumped-storage power station
- Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Smith Mountain Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Smith Mountain Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Smith Mountain Dam”
- French: “barrage de Smith Mountain”
- French: “Barrage de Smith Mountain”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Smith Mountain-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Smith Mountain-demningen”
- Slovenian: “jez Smith Mountain”
- Slovenian: “Smith Mountain Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Сміт-Маунтін”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lake Haven and Eagles Roost.
Nearby Places
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