Smith Mountain Dam

Summary

Smith Mountain Dam is an arch dam^[1]. It draws 226 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 {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 37.0411, 'longitude': -79.5356, 'precision': 0.0001}^[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 {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+249'}^[17].
• Smith Mountain Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6982035', '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 {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', '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 226 Wikipedia views per month (arch_dam category, ranking #43 of 92).^[2]