Leesville Lake
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Leesville Lake is a man-made reservoir in south-central Virginia known for its recreational boating and fishing opportunities and its role in regional hydroelectric power generation.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Leesville Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
catfish
ⓘ
crappie ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ striped bass ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Lynchburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Leesville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerFunction | peaking power generation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalFacility |
fishing access areas
ⓘ
marinas ⓘ public boat ramps ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
campgrounds
ⓘ
residential development ⓘ vacation homes ⓘ |
| inflow | Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfHydroelectricSystemWith |
Leesville Dam power station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith Mountain Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isReservoirOnRiver | Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Smith Mountain Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Bedford County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campbell County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Virginia ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Appalachian Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Smith Mountain Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Roanoke River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
flood control
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| waterLevelRegime | hydro-peaking ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.