Smith Mountain Lake

largest lake entirely in Virginia, USA
LakeBodyOfWater reservoir Q7332083
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Smith Mountain Lake

Summary

Smith Mountain Lake is a reservoir[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,687 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smith Mountain Lake is located in Bedford County[3].
  • Smith Mountain Lake is located in Franklin County[4].
  • Smith Mountain Lake is located in Pittsylvania County[5].
  • Smith Mountain Lake is in the country of United States[6].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[7].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's inflows is recorded as Roanoke River[8].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's inflows is recorded as Blackwater River[9].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's outflows is recorded as Roanoke River[10].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's basin country is recorded as United States[11].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's Commons category is recorded as Smith Mountain Lake[12].
  • Smith Mountain Lake began on 1963[13].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.0411, 'longitude': -79.5353}[14].
  • Smith Mountain Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+83'}[15].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's residence time of water is recorded as {'amount': '+3.35'}[16].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's mountain range is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains[17].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's drainage basin is recorded as Roanoke River drainage basin[18].
  • Smith Mountain Lake's impounded by is recorded as Smith Mountain Dam[19].

Body

Geography

Smith Mountain Lake is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Bedford County[3], a county of Virginia[20], in United States[21], founded in 1753[22]; Franklin County[4], a county of Virginia[23], in United States[24], founded in 1785[25]; and Pittsylvania County[5], a county of Virginia[26], in United States[27], founded in 1767[28].

Physical Characteristics

Smith Mountain Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+83'}[15].

Designation and Status

Smith Mountain Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir[7].

Why It Matters

Smith Mountain Lake ranks in the top 5% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,687 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Getty thesaurus of geographic names id → 2671743
    Impounded by → Smith Mountain Dam
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJtX4wktywqqYTHxbyJ4bd
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007551168105171
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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