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Martinsville Dam

Coordinates: 36°39′52.39″N 79°53′00.35″W / 36.6645528°N 79.8834306°W / 36.6645528; -79.8834306
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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]

References

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  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.