page_title: Lake Anna
section_title: North Anna Dam
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Anna / North Anna Dam
caption_attribution_description: English: The North Anna Dam which creates Lake Anna in Virginia.
context_page_description: Lake Anna is one of the largest freshwater inland lakes in the US state of Virginia. It covers an area of 13,000 acres. Lake Anna is 72 miles south of Washington, D.C. in Louisa and Spotsylvania counties. The lake is easy to get to from Richmond and Charlottesville. Lake Anna is one of the most popular recreational lakes in the state.
context_section_description: The dam creating the lake, North Anna Dam, is a 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long and 90 ft (27 m) high earthen embankment dam. It is 30 ft (9 m) wide at its top which sits at an elevation of 265 ft (81 m) above sea level. The dam's spillway is located in the center of its body. Normal elevation for the reservoir is 250 ft (76 m). The dam's hydroelectric power plant is located on the west side of the spillway. It is supplied with water via a 5 ft (2 m) diameter penstock. It has a combined installed capacity of 1 MW.
caption: North Anna Dam
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