| Claytor Dam | |
| Location Map: | Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.0753°N -80.5849°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Pulaski County, Virginia |
| Purpose: | P |
| Status: | O |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Dam Crosses: | New River |
| Dam Length: | 1142feet |
| Dam Height: | 145feet |
| Spillway Count: | 9 sluice gates |
| Spillway Type: | Controlled, crest overflow |
| Res Name: | Claytor Lake |
| Res Capacity Total: | 225000acre.ft |
| Res Surface: | 4472acres |
| Res Max Length: | 21.67miles |
| Res Max Depth: | 115feet |
| Res Elevation: | 1846feet |
| Plant Commission: | 1939 |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 18.75 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 75 MW |
The Claytor Dam is a gravity dam on the New River in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. It is also located about 2.5miles south of Radford. It is named after William Graham Claytor, then vice president of Appalachian Power Company (APC), who was instrumental in the dam's construction. APC is now a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP) who owns the dam. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 75 MW power station. Its reservoir, Claytor Lake, is also used for recreation. The dam was constructed and its power station commissioned in 1939. It received its first license in 1943.[1] It is 1142feet long and 145feet tall. It stores a reservoir with a capacity of 225000acre.ft. The reservoir covers 4472acres and stretches 21.67miles behind the dam.[2]