Reusens Dam | |
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Location | Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 37°27′47.68″N 79°11′10.44″W / 37.4632444°N 79.1862333°W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | In use |
Opening date | 1903 |
Owner(s) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy |
Operator(s) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity and concrete arch |
Impounds | James River |
Height | 24 feet |
Length | 416 feet |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy |
Turbines | 5 |
Installed capacity | 12.5 MW |
The Reusens Dam is a 12.5 MW [1] hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The project includes a concrete gravity dam spanning the left side of river which incorporates eight 16 3/4-foot-high flood gates, a 125 feet long by 25 feet tall concrete arch dam segment with 7 1/4-foot-high flashboards, and two separate power houses towards the right bank which contain hydroelectric generation equipment. The A and B power houses have installed capacities of 7.5 MW with three turbines and 5.0 MW with two turbines, respectively. The plant is used in a peaking capacity. [2] The dam is located downstream of the smaller Holcomb Rock Dam and upstream of the Scotts Mill Dam. The typically submerged Bosher Dam near Richmond lies further downstream. [3]
During the year ending September 30, 2014, the project did not produce any electricity. [4]
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