Reusens Dam

Dam in Virginia, U.S.

37°27′47.68″N 79°11′10.44″W / 37.4632444°N 79.1862333°W / 37.4632444; -79.1862333PurposePowerStatusIn useOpening date1903Owner(s)Eagle Creek Renewable EnergyOperator(s)Eagle Creek Renewable EnergyDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete gravity and concrete archImpoundsJames RiverHeight24 feetLength416 feetPower StationOperator(s)Eagle Creek Renewable EnergyTurbines5Installed capacity12.5 MW

The Reusens Dam is a 12.5 MW^[1] hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The project includes a concrete gravity dam spanning the left side of river which incorporates eight 16 3/4-foot-high flood gates, a 125 feet long by 25 feet tall concrete arch dam segment with 7 1/4-foot-high flashboards, and two separate power houses towards the right bank which contain hydroelectric generation equipment. The A and B power houses have installed capacities of 7.5 MW with three turbines and 5.0 MW with two turbines, respectively. The plant is used in a peaking capacity.^[2] The dam is located downstream of the smaller Holcomb Rock Dam and upstream of the Scotts Mill Dam. The typically submerged Bosher Dam near Richmond lies further downstream.^[3]

During the year ending September 30, 2014, the project did not produce any electricity.^[4]

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ US Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, NIDID VA08701
^ Order issuing Appalachian Power Co new lic re Resusens Proj under P-2376. FERC Ascension Number 19940329-0351. FERC Project Number P-2376. March 18, 1994
^ Appalachian Power Company submits their Statement of Generation during the period 10/1/13 through 9/20/14 for the Claytor Project et al under P-739 et al. FERC Ascension Number 20141103-0049. FERC Project Number P-2376. October 23, 2014.