Global Information Lookup Global Information

Martinsville Dam information


Martinsville Dam
Martinsville Dam is located in Virginia
Martinsville Dam
Location of Martinsville Dam in Virginia
CountryUnited States
LocationMartinsville, Henry County, Virginia
Coordinates36°39′52.39″N 79°53′00.35″W / 36.6645528°N 79.8834306°W / 36.6645528; -79.8834306
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSmith River
Height32 ft (9.8 m)
Length575 ft (175 m)
Hydraulic head32 ft (9.8 m)
Turbines2
Installed capacity1.3 MW

The Martinsville Dam is a gravity dam on the Smith River in Martinsville, Virginia. The dam was completed in 1924 and houses a 1.3 MW power plant which supplies power to the city of Martinsville. Before the current dam, there was a mill dam in its location.[1] The dam and power plant are operated by the Martinsville Electric Department.[2]

  1. ^ "Martinsville Dam on Smith River". Official Tourism Website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Electric Department". City of Martinsville. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

and 21 Related for: Martinsville Dam information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8292 seconds.)

Martinsville Dam

Last Update:

The Martinsville Dam is a gravity dam on the Smith River in Martinsville, Virginia. The dam was completed in 1924 and houses a 1.3 MW power plant which...

Word Count : 99

Martinsville Fish Dam

Last Update:

The Martinsville Fish Dam is a Native American weir in the Smith River near Martinsville, Virginia. The weir is a rough wall of piled rocks in a V shape...

Word Count : 118

List of dams and reservoirs in the United States

Last Update:

Little River Dam (hydroelectric) – on the Little River; owned by the city of Radford Martinsville Dam – on the Smith River Martinsville Fish Dam – NRHP landmark...

Word Count : 3533

Hannibal Locks and Dam

Last Update:

Hannibal, Ohio, and New Martinsville, West Virginia. The locks and dam were built to replace the wicket-type locks and dams Number 12, 13 and 14. Construction...

Word Count : 221

List of power stations in Virginia

Last Update:

Dam Boydton Hydroelectric 297 Ladysmith Natural gas 893 Louisa Natural gas 509 Low Moor Power Station Low Moor Oil 48 Martinsville Dam Martinsville Hydroelectric...

Word Count : 450

Dale Hollow Reservoir

Last Update:

reservoir situated on the Kentucky/Tennessee border. The lake is formed by the damming of the Obey River, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) above its juncture with the Cumberland...

Word Count : 990

Jessamine Shumate

Last Update:

December 20, 1967. Page 3. Winston, Eliza. 2010. "Philpott Dam construction paintings given to center." Martinsville Bulletin. September 21, 2010. Page 1....

Word Count : 2507

Ohio River

Last Update:

north-flowing Steubenville River (no longer in existence) ended between New Martinsville and Paden City, West Virginia. The south-flowing Marietta River (no longer...

Word Count : 8196

Philpott Dam

Last Update:

creating the dam." F A Q "Generation – Southeastern Power Administration". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-20. "Hats Off To..." 2010. Martinsville Bulletin...

Word Count : 554

Kyle Larson

Last Update:

steering wheel. In 2016, Larson drove the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 4th. At Eldora Speedway, Larson held off Christopher...

Word Count : 9667

List of United States counties and county equivalents

Last Update:

DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Martinsville, City of 13,485 11 Martinsville, VA Micropolitan Statistical Area Newport News, City...

Word Count : 1443

Bush Brothers and Company

Last Update:

Retrieved 6 March 2013. "BUSH'S® Beans Sponsors JTG Daugherty Racing at Martinsville Speedway where Labonte has a Victory". The HotLap.com. Sports Informers...

Word Count : 2271

Fishing weir

Last Update:

19th-century fishing weir used to trap eels on the Danish coast The Martinsville Fish Dam Virginia, an historic Native American Indian fishing weir built...

Word Count : 1922

List of bridges in the United States by state

Last Update:

Moundsville Bridge, Moundsville to Belmont County, Ohio New Martinsville Bridge, New Martinsville to Hannibal, Ohio New River Gorge Bridge, Fayetteville Parkersburg–Belpre...

Word Count : 9296

Alsco Uniforms 500

Last Update:

Yates. NASCAR shaved spoiler size to five inches and raised the front air dam a few inches out of concern for escalating track speeds and believing, following...

Word Count : 1891

List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities

Last Update:

Lansing VA Outpatient Clinic Lansing MI CBOC Martinsville Community Based Outpatient Clinic Martinsville IN CBOC Mattoon Community Based Outpatient Clinic...

Word Count : 359

Lake Monongahela

Last Update:

continued to rise until it was able to breach a low divide near New Martinsville, West Virginia. The overflow was the beginning of the process which created...

Word Count : 1456

List of crossings of the Ohio River

Last Update:

65917°N 80.86333°W / 39.65917; -80.86333 Hannibal Locks and Dam Ohio Township and New Martinsville 1975 Moundsville Bridge WV 2 Spur / SR 872 Mead Township...

Word Count : 174

Deaths in March 2023

Last Update:

Seymour (1939–2023) Bill Siderewicz's impact 'immeasurable.' Legendary Martinsville football coach dies Pioneer Muslim women’s rights activist Khatijun Nissa...

Word Count : 16677

September 1974

Last Update:

Cup Series race, finishing in first place at the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. Died: David Meirhofer, 25, American serial killer...

Word Count : 17876

List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state

Last Update:

Indianapolis Indianapolis YMCA VA Clinic Lafayette Lafayette VA Clinic Martinsville Martinsville VA Clinic Mishawaka St. Joseph County VA Clinic Muncie Muncie...

Word Count : 112

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net