| John H. Kerr Dam | |
|---|---|
 John H. Kerr Dam | |
| Location | Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA |
| Coordinates | 36°35′53″N 78°17′55″W / 36.59806°N 78.29861°W |
| Construction began | 1947 |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Operator(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
| Impounds | Roanoke River |
| Height | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Length | 2,785 ft (849 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kerr Lake |
| Surface area | 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 7 Francis units |
| Installed capacity | 227 MW |
| Annual generation | 426.749 GWh |
John H. Kerr Dam is concrete gravity-dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Kerr Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower. The dam also serves wildlife resources, forest conservation, and public recreational uses. The John H. Kerr Dam currently produces over 426 GWh of electricity annually and has prevented over $385 million in flood damage since completion. The dam is named after John H. Kerr, a Congressman from North Carolina who was instrumental in authorizing the construction.[1]
- ^ John H. Kerr Project Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine