Saturday, December 27, 2025

1939 75mw Claytor Dam on New River near Radford, VA

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Jamie Henley, Apr 2020

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ClaytorHydro

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"Construction of the left abutment of Claytor Dam, 1938. Dam workers are standing on the future spillway basin.  Note the extensive form work which would have required gifted carpentry skills.  Imprints of the wooden forms remain today."
"All four turbines are of the Francis type rated at 26,000 horsepower and directly connected to four AC generators rated at 18,750 kW. The total installed capacity of the Project is 75MW. The total hydraulic capacity of the Project turbines is 10,000 cfs."

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