Cushaw Hydroelectric Project
The Cushaw Hydroelectric Project is a 7.5 megawatt dam and power house facility owned and operated by Cushaw Hydro LLC. The project is located on the James River, a navigable waterway of the United States, in Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia.- Type: Industrial building
- Description: dam in Bedford County, Virginia / Amherst County, Virginia, U.S
- Also known as: “Cushaw Hydroelectric Powerhouse”
- Address: 7933 Elon Road, Monroe, VA 24574
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasgow.
Glasgow
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Glasgow is a town in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the James and Maury Rivers. The population was 1,052 at the 2020 census. Glasgow is situated 4½ miles northwest of Cushaw Hydroelectric Project.
Cushaw Hydroelectric Project
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, industry, and building
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.59286° or 37° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.38133° or 79° 22′ 53″ westInception
1930Operator
Cushaw Hydro LLCOpen location code
8792HJV9+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 969324439OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q21196922
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