Big Island Dam
The Big Island Dam is a hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the community of Big Island, Virginia. The project includes a gravity dam spanning the left side of river and a power house on the right bank which contain hydroelectric generation equipment.[3] The dam is located adjacent to and integrated with the large Georgia Pacific paper mill at this location.
| Big Island Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Island Dam in Virginia | |
| Location | Bedford County, Virginia / Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°32′10.39″N 79°21′24.71″W |
| Purpose | Hydroelectric |
| Status | In use |
| Opening date | 1850 |
| Owner(s) | GP Big Island, LLC (Georgia Pacific Corporation) |
| Operator(s) | GP Big Island, LLC (Georgia Pacific Corporation) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | James River |
| Height | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Length | 657 ft (200 m) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | GP Big Island, LLC (Georgia Pacific Corporation) |
| Hydraulic head | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Installed capacity | 480 KW[1] |
| FERC Number: P-2902[2] | |
The dam is located downstream of the nearby Bedford Hydropower Project and is the last in a series of three dams within the span of five miles as the river crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains.
References
- Report of Property Owner Survey Report GP Big Island, LLC under P-2902. FERC Ascension Number 20130122-5303. January 22, 2013.
- Letter requesting GP Big Island, LLC to provide a plan and schedule w/in 45 days to remove vegetation from the face of the dam re the Big Island Project under P-2902. FERC Ascension Number 20131018-0210. October 15, 2013.
- US Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, NIDID VA00902
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