Country United States Opening date 1968 Height 18 m Surface area 259 ha | Status Operational Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill Catchment area 18.44 km² | |
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Official name Veterans Memorial (Main) Dam (LOWA Dam No. 1) Location Lake of the Woods, Orange County, Virginia Create Lake of the Woods, Virginia Owner Lake of the Woods Association Inc | ||
The Veterans Memorial Dam (National ID # VA13701), also known as the Lake of the Woods Main Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Flat Run located 15.3 mi (25 km) west of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Map of Veterans Memorial Dam, 5, VA 22508, USA
The dam was constructed in 1968 with the primary purpose of recreation. Surrounding its reservoir is the resort community of Lake of the Woods. The Lake of the Woods Association owns the dam.
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