Martinsville Dam

Martinsville Dam
Location of Martinsville Dam in Virginia
Country United States
Location Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia
Coordinates 36°39′52.39″N 79°53′00.35″W / 36.6645528°N 79.8834306°W / 36.6645528; -79.8834306Coordinates: 36°39′52.39″N 79°53′00.35″W / 36.6645528°N 79.8834306°W / 36.6645528; -79.8834306
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date 1924 (1924)
Dam and spillways
Impounds Smith River
Height 32 ft (9.8 m)
Length 575 ft (175 m)
Power station
Hydraulic head 32 ft (9.8 m)
Turbines 2
Installed capacity 1.3 MW
For the fishing weir in Martinsville, VA, see Martinsville Fish Dam.

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]

References

  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.
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