Bluestone Dam
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Bluestone Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the New River in West Virginia, primarily used for flood control, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bluestone Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea |
Bluestone State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1949 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Bluestone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water resources management ⓘ |
| floodControlFor |
Kanawha River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ communities downstream on the New River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
reduction of flood risk downstream
ⓘ
regulation of river flow ⓘ support of recreational activities on Bluestone Lake ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 165 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 2,048 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Summers County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | New River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Bluestone Lake project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity | Hinton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1949 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | New River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirLocation | New River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Bluestone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | New River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ other water-based recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | New River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.