Reusens Dam
| Reusens Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reusens Dam in Virginia | |
| Location | Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°27′47.68″N 79°11′10.44″W / 37.4632444°N 79.1862333°WCoordinates: 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) | Appalachian Power Company |
| Operator(s) | Appalachian Power Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity and concrete arch |
| Impounds | James River |
| Height | 24 feet |
| Length | 416 feet |
| Power station | |
| Operator(s) | Appalachian Power Company |
| 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. 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 is the last major dam on the river; only the typically submerged Bosher Dam near Richmond lies further downstream.[3]
During the year ended September 30, 2014, the project did not produce any electricity.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.appalachianpower.com/global/utilities/lib/docs/info/facts/factsheets/APCO_Fact_Sheet_2015.pdf
- ↑ US Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, NIDID VA08701
- ↑ Order issuing Appalachian Power Co new lic re Resusens Proj under P-2376. FERC Ascension Number 19940329-0351. FERC Project Number P-2376. March 18, 1994
- ↑ Appalachian Power Company submits their Statement of Generation during the period 10/1/13 through 9/20/14 for the Claytor Project et al under P-739 et al. FERC Ascension Number 20141103-0049. FERC Project Number P-2376. October 23, 2014.