John H Kerr Dam
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Opened | 1953 |
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Height | 4400 (cm) |
Annual generation | 426. 749 GWh |
Create | Kerr Lake |
Turbines | 7 Francis units |
Operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
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ID | 3039785 |
About John H Kerr Dam
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.