Lake Moomaw
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Lake Moomaw is a lake
in western Virginia
. It is formed by the Gathright Dam
on the Jackson River. The lake is named for Benjamin Moomaw, a local businessman who was a promoter of the dam project. Outlet from the lake can be released from nine portals at various depths, in order to control downstream water temperature and flow rates.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in western Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It is formed by the Gathright Dam
Gathright Dam
Gathright Dam is an earthen and rolled rock-fill embankment dam on the Jackson River north of Covington, Virginia. The dam is tall and long and has a controlled spillway within the structure's southern portion. It creates Lake Moomaw, which has a normal volume of . The dam serves flood control...
on the Jackson River. The lake is named for Benjamin Moomaw, a local businessman who was a promoter of the dam project. Outlet from the lake can be released from nine portals at various depths, in order to control downstream water temperature and flow rates.