Martinsville Dam | |
Location Map: | Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.6646°N -79.8834°W |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia |
Purpose: | Power |
Status: | O |
Dam Crosses: | Smith River |
Dam Length: | 575feet |
Dam Height: | 32feet |
Plant Turbines: | 2 |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 32feet |
Plant Capacity: | 1.3 MW |
The Martinsville Dam is a gravity dam on the Smith River in Martinsville, Virginia. The dam was completed in 1924 and houses a 1.3 MW power plant which supplies power to the city of Martinsville. Before the current dam, there was a mill dam in its location.[1] The dam and power plant are operated by the Martinsville Electric Department.[2]