The Holcomb Rock Dam is a concrete dam across the
James River
The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 to Chesapea ...
near
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's populati ...
. The project consists of a concrete dam across the river, an earthen embankment canal on the right bank, and a power house where water is discharged to generate electricity. Per the 2008 annual generation report, the project generated 6,089,209 KW-hours.
[Holcomb Rock Co submits their Annual Generation report for the period of 10/1/07 - 9/30/08 under P-2901. FERC Ascension Number 20090115-0065. FERC Project Number P-2901. January 5, 2009.]
The dam is located downstream of the larger
Coleman Falls Dam
The Coleman Falls Dam is a hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the community of Coleman Falls, Virginia
Coleman Falls is an unincorporated community in northern Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The community is loca ...
.
References
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Dams on the James River
Gravity dams
Dams completed in 1850
1850 establishments in Virginia
Hydroelectric power plants in Virginia