John H. Kerr Reservoir

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John H. Kerr Reservoir is a large man-made lake on the Roanoke River along the North Carolina–Virginia border, widely used for hydroelectric power, flood control, and recreation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control reservoir
hydroelectric reservoir
man-made lake
reservoir
alsoKnownAs Buggs Island Lake NERFINISHED
Kerr Lake NERFINISHED
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
createdByDam John H. Kerr Dam NERFINISHED
hasActivity sport fishing tournaments
hasFishSpecies catfish
crappie
largemouth bass
striped bass
hasFunction downstream flow regulation
peak power generation
hasPrimaryUse flood control
hydroelectric power generation
hasShorelineOn Brunswick County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Granville County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Halifax County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Mecklenburg County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Vance County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Warren County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
hasUse boating
camping
fishing
recreation
wildlife habitat
inflowsFrom Roanoke River NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInState North Carolina NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
locatedOnBorderBetween North Carolina NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Roanoke River NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
namedAfter John H. Kerr NERFINISHED
outflowsTo Roanoke River NERFINISHED
partOfRiverBasin Roanoke River Basin NERFINISHED
purpose flood mitigation
hydroelectric power
navigation support
water supply
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
usedBy anglers
campers
recreational boaters

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Kerr Lake alsoKnownAs John H. Kerr Reservoir
Roanoke River formsReservoir John H. Kerr Reservoir
Mecklenburg County, Virginia hasMajorWaterBody John H. Kerr Reservoir
Dan River mouthLocation John H. Kerr Reservoir