Kerr Dam

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flood control structure gravity dam hydroelectric dam

Kerr Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control structure on the Roanoke River that creates Kerr Lake (also known as Buggs Island Lake) along the Virginia–North Carolina border.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
John H. Kerr Dam 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control structure ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Buggs Island Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
John H. Kerr Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedReservoirShorelineStates North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Granville County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halifax County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mecklenburg County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vance County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warren County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
createsReservoir Buggs Island Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kerr Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction generates electricity ⓘ
reduces downstream flooding ⓘ
regulates flow of the Roanoke River ⓘ
hasUse boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
impounds Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
locatedInWatershed Roanoke River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter John H. Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
reservoirAlsoKnownAs Buggs Island Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kerr Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservoirName John H. Kerr Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
riverCrossed Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ
state North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roanoke River → hasDam → Kerr Dam ⓘ
Clarksville, Virginia → hasNearbyWaterInfrastructure → Kerr Dam ⓘ
this entity surface form: John H. Kerr Dam
Kerr Lake → createdBy → Kerr Dam ⓘ
Kerr Lake → createdBy → Kerr Dam ⓘ
this entity surface form: John H. Kerr Dam