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Smith Mountain Reservoir
Length ........................40 miles
Shoreline..................... 500miles
Water storage............. l,142,000 acre feet
Normal operating level.......795 feet above sea level
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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
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Smith Mountain Powerhouse
Number of generating units......5
Capacity
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Units 1 and 5..... 70 megawatts each
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Units 2 and 4 ...160 megawatts each
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Unit 3 ..............100 megawatts
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