Claytor Lake
Reservoir in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, is a 4,472-acre (1,810 ha), 21-mile-long (34 km) reservoir on the New River, created for an Appalachian Power Company hydroelectric project. It is named for W. Graham Claytor, Sr. (1886–1971) of Roanoke, Virginia, a vice president of Appalachian Power who had supervised the construction of the Claytor Dam, which created the lake.
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Location | Pulaski County, Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 37°04′30″N 80°35′05″W |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | New River |
Primary outflows | New River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 21.67 mi (34.87 km) |
Surface area | 4,472 acres (1,810 ha) |
Surface elevation | 1,846 ft (563 m) (normal full pool) |
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Three miles of Claytor Lake's shoreline is bordered by Virginia's Claytor Lake State Park.[1]