Smith Mountain Dam

dam on Roanoke River, Virginia
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Smith Mountain Dam

Summary

Smith Mountain Dam is an arch dam[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (arch_dam category, ranking #43 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smith Mountain Dam is located in Bedford County[3].
  • Smith Mountain Dam is located in Pittsylvania County[4].
  • Smith Mountain Dam is in the country of United States[5].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam[6].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's instance of is recorded as pumped-storage power station[8].
  • Smith Mountain Dam is operated by American Electric Power[9].
  • Smith Mountain Dam is made of concrete[10].
  • 1959 marks the founding of Smith Mountain Dam[11].
  • Smith Mountain Dam began on 1960[12].
  • Smith Mountain Dam began on 1963[13].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.0411, 'longitude': -79.5356}[14].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Roanoke River[15].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's product or material produced is recorded as hydroelectricity[16].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's length is recorded as {'amount': '+249'}[17].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'amount': '+547.5'}[18].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's mountain range is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains[19].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Roanoke River drainage basin[20].
  • Smith Mountain Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Smith Mountain Lake[21].

Body

Geography

Smith Mountain Dam is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Bedford County[3], a county of Virginia[22], in United States[23], founded in 1753[24] and Pittsylvania County[4], a county of Virginia[25], in United States[26], founded in 1767[27].

Physical Characteristics

Smith Mountain Dam's length is recorded as {'amount': '+249'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include arch dam[6], hydroelectric power station[7], and pumped-storage power station[8].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of Smith Mountain Dam[11].

Why It Matters

Smith Mountain Dam draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (arch_dam category, ranking #43 of 92).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 13857722
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 13857722, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/13857722 in United States"
  2. 8w ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Imported from → —
    Babelnet id → 01892323n
    Geonames id → 4786235
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Smith_Mountain_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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