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Hydro Plant Locations

Smith Mountain Dam

This information is updated every hour for river users near AEP's hydroelectric facilities. See plant locations.

Smith Mountain Dam: Annual maximum and minimum reservoir elevations.
Also see the Smith Mountain relicensing and shoreline mgmt. plan website.

Explanation of terms:

The 'Forebay' and 'Tailwater' numbers show the elevation, in feet above sea level, of the water levels just upstream and downstream of the plants. 'Tailwater Flow' is the hourly average of the river flow just downstream of the plants, measured in cubic feet per second. One other measurement, 'Adjusted Elevation', applies only to Smith Mountain Lake. It indicates the level the lake would be if the water currently held in the lower Leesville Lake for reuse were pumped back into Smith Mountain Lake.

Last Updated 20-NOV-2009 20:05 EST.

Project	Normal Full Pond	Forebay Actual (Feet)	Tail Water (Feet)	Tail Water Flow (CFS)	Adjusted Elevation
Project	Normal Full Pond	Forebay Actual (Feet)	Tail Water (Feet)	Tail Water Flow (CFS)	Adjusted Elevation
Roanoke River
Niagara	885.00	885.05
Smith Mountain	795.00	794.14	607.44		795.26
Leesville	613.00	607.93	534.52
New River
Buck	2003.40	2002.75	1962.50	3208
Byllesby	2079.20	2078.62	2023.58	3341
Claytor	1846.00	1844.49	1731.82	6224
Kanawha River
London	614.00	614.03	591.30	8870
Marmet	590.00	590.43	567.21	6209
Winfield	566.00	566.09	539.29	8008
James River
Reusens	550.70	551.15	518.84	6455
Ohio River
Racine	560.00	560.56	538.19	10597
Saint Joseph River
Constantine	782.90	782.86	771.30
Mottville	summer: 770.40 winter: 770.00	770.41	759.22	0
Elkhart	summer: 741.50 winter: 739.50	741.64	722.37
Twin Branch	717.10	716.99	695.94	3087
Buchanan	summer: 637.50 winter: 637.00	637.49	623.42	3512
Berrien Springs	623.50	623.54	591.50	4388

FOR CURRENT RESERVOIR LEVELS, CALL 540-985-2767 OR CONSULT THE WEBSITE AT AEP.COM.

ALL FLOW MODIFICATIONS ARE CONTINGENT UPON RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER DEMANDS. CHANGES MAY BE MADE WITHOUT NOTICE

APPALACHIAN POWER WILL TERMINATE ITS LEVELIZED "RUN OF RIVER" RELEASE OF WATER FROM CLAYTOR LAKE BEGINNING FRIDAY OCTOBER 16, 2009, AND RETURN TO NORMAL PEAKING OPERATION OF CLAYTOR HYDRO PLANT.

THE LONDON TAILRACE FISHING ACCESS HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A DESIGNATED PUBLIC ACCESS FROM RT. 61. APPALACHIAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SITE.

PLEASE NOTE:IN THE EVENT OF PRECIPITATION OR SYSTEM EMERGENCY, THE RELEASES FROM ANY HYDRO FACILITY COULD CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION.

AS OF 06:00 THIS MORNING (11/20/09), INFLOW TO THE SMITH MOUNTAIN PROJECT WAS 1902 CFS AND DISCHARGE FROM LEESVILLE 2091 CFS THE ADJUSTED RESERVOIR ELEVATION WAS 795.20 FT. THE FLOW AT THE USGS GAUGE AT BROOKNEAL WAS 3740 CFS (9.19' ) AND AT ALTAVISTA 2980 CFS (5.68' )