Roanoke Rapids Dam

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Roanoke Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Roanoke River in North Carolina that generates power and helps regulate river flow.

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Roanoke Rapids Dam canonical 4
Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
constructionStartDate 1950s
country United States
downstreamFrom Gaston Dam
energySource hydropower
FERCLicenseType hydropower license
gridConnection regional electric grid in North Carolina
hasFunction load balancing for electric grid
hasPowerPlant Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant
linked to: Roanoke Rapids Dam
hasReservoir Roanoke Rapids Lake
hasSpillway yes
hasTypeOfTurbine Francis turbine
installedCapacity approximately 104 MW
isInfrastructureType renewable energy facility
isNamedAfter Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
isPartOf Dominion Energy hydroelectric portfolio
isPartOfSystemWith Gaston Dam
isStructureOn Roanoke River
locatedIn North Carolina
United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Roanoke River
nearestCity Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
numberOfTurbines 4
openingDate 1955
operator Dominion Energy
owner Dominion Energy
partOf Roanoke River hydroelectric project
primaryFunction peaking power generation
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
river flow regulation
region Halifax County, North Carolina
regulatesFlowOf Roanoke River
reservoirName Roanoke Rapids Lake
reservoirUse hydropower
recreation
riverBasin Roanoke River Basin
linked to: Roanoke River
safetyRegulator Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
secondaryFunction flow regulation for downstream reaches
state North Carolina
supportsActivity boating on Roanoke Rapids Lake
fishing on Roanoke Rapids Lake
upstreamFrom Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
watercourse Roanoke River

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

Roanoke River hasDam Roanoke Rapids Dam
Roanoke Rapids Lake createdBy Roanoke Rapids Dam
Roanoke Rapids Dam hasPowerPlant Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant
linked to: Roanoke Rapids Dam
Gaston Dam upstreamFrom Roanoke Rapids Dam