Talk:Gathright Dam

power
Why doesn't this dam produce power? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.194.192.100 (talk) 01:15, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not entirely too sure but my best guess would be the small size and situation of its drainage basin. It isn't too extensive and doesn't have a high-altitude source of snow-melt. With that, the annual water flow isn't consistent and largely based on floods. A hydropower plant is best suited for somewhat consistent water flows.--NortyNort (Holla) 04:08, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

The Gathwright Dam's primary purpose, despite claims to the contrary by those promoting the project back in the Seventies, has always been to provide a regulated flow of water to the WESTVACO Paper Mill located just down stream in Covington, VA. Any other benefits to the reservoir's neighbors downstream are strictly ancillary. RobertWadeBess (talk) 23:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Lake Moomaw
Lake Moomaw is the reservoir formed by Gathright Dam. There's not really enough separate content to support two different articles. Bitmapped (talk) 01:29, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree, pending a big expansion --which has not occurred in four years-- the lake should be merged into the dam article.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:19, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Merge completed. Bitmapped (talk) 23:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

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