Power-House to Produce Electricity

Smith Mountain Reservoir
Length ........................40 miles
Shoreline..................... 500miles
Water storage............. l,142,000 acre feet
Normal operating level.......795 feet above sea level

Smith Mountain Dam
Length ......................816 feet
Height ......................235 feet
Thickness at base........30 feet
Type.........................Double curvature concrete arch
Volume of concrete.. 175,000 cubic yards

Smith Mountain Powerhouse
Number of generating units......5
Capacity

Units 1 and 5..... 70 megawatts each
Units 2 and 4 ...160 megawatts each
Unit 3 ..............100 megawatts

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