Leesville Dam

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Leesville Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control structure on the Roanoke River in Virginia that creates Leesville Lake.

All labels observed (2)

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Leesville Dam canonical 3
Leesville Dam power station 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
flood control structure
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States
country United States
createsReservoir Leesville Lake
downstreamFrom Smith Mountain Dam
forms Leesville Lake
hasFunction peaking power support for Smith Mountain Dam
hasName Leesville Dam
hasUse recreation on Leesville Lake
water level regulation on Roanoke River
impounds Roanoke River
locatedIn United States
Virginia
locatedInWatershed Roanoke River watershed
linked to: Roanoke River
locatedNear Leesville, Virginia
locatedOnRiver Roanoke River
operator Appalachian Power
owner Appalachian Power
partOf Roanoke River basin
linked to: Roanoke River

Smith Mountain–Leesville hydroelectric project
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
region Bedford County, Virginia
Campbell County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
reservoirName Leesville Lake
watercourse Roanoke River

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

Roanoke River hasDam Leesville Dam
Leesville Lake createdBy Leesville Dam
Leesville Lake isPartOfHydroelectricSystemWith Leesville Dam power station
linked to: Leesville Dam
Leesville Dam hasName Leesville Dam