Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is a
North Carolina state park in
Vance and
Warren
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counties,
North Carolina
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, in the
United States
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. Located north of
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near the North Carolina-
Virginia
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border, it includes
of woodlands along the shores of the man-made
Kerr Lake
Kerr Lake /kɑr/ (officially John H. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Bugg's Island Lake) is a reservoir along the border of the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It is impounded by the John H. Kerr Dam, constructed between 1947 and 1952 t ...
. The lake, and thus the park, are named for Congressman
John H. Kerr, who supported the original lake project.
See also
*
John H. Kerr Dam
John H. Kerr Dam is concrete gravity- dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Kerr Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower. The dam also serv ...
References
External links
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Kerr Lakeat Vance County Tourism website
Kerr Lake Park Watch
Protected areas established in 1981
Protected areas of Vance County, North Carolina
Protected areas of Warren County, North Carolina
State parks of North Carolina
Nature centers in North Carolina
1981 establishments in North Carolina
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