John W. Flannagan Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Dickenson County, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°14′00″N 82°20′41″W / 37.23333°N 82.34472°W |
Purpose | Flood control |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1960 |
Opening date | 1964 |
Owner(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill |
Impounds | Pound River |
Height | 250 ft (76 m) |
Length | 916 ft (279 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | John W. Flannagan Reservoir |
Catchment area | 221 sq mi (570 km2) |
Surface area | 1,145 acres (463 ha) |
Normal elevation | 1,396 ft (426 m) |
John W. Flannagan Dam is a flood control dam located in the Cumberland Mountains of Dickenson County, Virginia. It forms the John W. Flannagan Reservoir behind it. It was named after Congressman John Williams Flannagan, Jr.[1]