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.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 797 feet (243 metres)
- Description: dam on Roanoke River, Virginia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ridgeway and Ajax.
Ridgeway
Hamlet
Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County is an unincorporated… 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
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Latitude
37.04113° or 37° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
-79.5356° or 79° 32′ 8″ west
Open location code
87922FR7+FQ
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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
Explore places such as Gap of Smith Mountain and Smith Mountain Lookout Tower.
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