North Fork Pound Reservoir (also known as North Fork of Pound Lake) is a reservoir in
Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1966 as authorised by the Flood Control Act of 1960 and managed by the
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General
The North Fork of
Pound River
The Pound River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia, running through part of Wise County and through Dickenson County. It runs from the North Fork Pound Reservoir to the John W. Flannagan Dam. Via the Russell Fork, the Levisa Fork, the ...
is a part of the upper reaches of the Big Sandy system. On its way to the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
, the waters from North Fork flow northeast and meet the South Fork River to form the
Pound River
The Pound River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia, running through part of Wise County and through Dickenson County. It runs from the North Fork Pound Reservoir to the John W. Flannagan Dam. Via the Russell Fork, the Levisa Fork, the ...
. The Pound River then flows into the
John W. Flannagan Dam which empties into the
Russell Fork River near
Haysi, Virginia. The Russell Fork cuts through the
Allegheny Mountain range to join the Levisa Fork then meets the Tug Fork at
Louisa and forms the
Big Sandy River.
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Retrieved on 2010-06-23
History
Construction began in 1966 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Flood Control Act of 1960. The rock fill dam was completed in 1963 at a cost of $6.2 million. The dam is high and long. Water releases from the dam are controlled by three gates (3 feet wide, high) located in the intake structure. Lake elevation is maintained at above sea level. During the fall the lake elevation is lowered to hold water from fall and spring runoff. The lake covers and includes of wooded shoreline. The U.S. Forest Service obtained ownership of the lands surrounding the lake in 1983.
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See also
*Lakes of Virginia
This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs.
Natural lakes
* Lake Drummond
* Mountain Lake
Other lakes and reservoirs
* Abel Reservoir
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* Pound, Virginia
* John W. Flanagan Dam and Reservoir
References
Protected areas of Wise County, Virginia
Reservoirs in Virginia
United States Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Bodies of water of Wise County, Virginia
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