Gathright Dam
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| Height | 7800 (cm) |
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| Length | 399 m |
| Opened | December 1979 |
| Locations | Alleghany County |
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| Virginia | |
| Operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Construction began | 1974 |
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| ID | 2941187 |
About Gathright Dam
Gathright Dam is an earthen and rolled rock-fill embankment dam on the Jackson River 19 miles north of Covington, Virginia. The dam is 257 feet tall and 1,310 feet long and has a controlled spillway within the structure's southern portion. It creates Lake Moomaw, which has a normal volume of 40 billion US gallons.
