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Smith Mountain Dam

Annual maximum and minimum reservoir elevations and dates as measured at the Smith Mountain Dam. Spill occurs during periods when the reservoir elevation is above 795.0 feet.

Year Maximum Elevation Maximum Date Other Spill Elevation Other Spill Date Minimum Elevation Minimum Date
2016 794.93 MAR. 13     792.84 DEC. 2
2015 794.99 APR. 4     791.47 SEP. 19
2014 794.99 DEC. 3     793.13 JAN. 9
2013 795.12 MAY 9     790.75 JAN. 8
2012 794.99 JAN. 2     789.03 NOV. 29
2011 795.16 DEC. 11
NOV. 29 		    791.22 SEP. 3
2010 795.70 JAN. 20     791.64 SEP. 25
2009 796.91 NOV. 13     791.61 OCT. 24
2008 795.01 MAR. 15     789.54 DEC. 10
2007 795.06 JAN. 1     789.57 OCT. 23
2006 795.09 SEP. 12     791.47 JUN. 22
2005 795.09 FEB. 16     791.85 OCT.5
2004 797.42 SEP. 29 796.01
797.10
796.97
795.11 		OCT.01
SEP.30
SEP.28
APR.19 		793.10 FEB.20
2003 796.15 FEB. 23     793.13 MAY. 9
2002 795.08 DEC. 16     788.83 JAN. 11
2001 795.09 MAR. 18     788.52 NOV. 28
2000 795.17 APR. 19 795.09 APR. 20 *791.59 NOV. 27
1999 795.07 DEC. 20 795.03 APR. 12 789.72 JAN. 05
1998 795.83 JAN. 28 795.45 FEB. 5 789.11 DEC.9
1997 795.00       791.55 OCT. 24
1996 796.56 SEPT. 7 795.63 JAN. 20 792.88 FEB. 7
1995 796.31 JUN. 29 795.14 JUN. 24 791.11 OCT. 3
1994 795.41 MAR. 29     791.92 NOV. 1
1993 796.56 MAR. 5     791.48 NOV. 18
1992 797.46 APR. 22     791.44 FEB. 2
1991 795.00       790.34 NOV. 6
1990 796.09 OCT. 23     793.33 JUL. 6
1989 795.30 MAY 6     790.84 FEB. 17
1988 795.00       790.75 DEC. 13
1987 799.53 APR. 17 799.26
796.25
798.35 		SEP. 8
MAR. 2
APR. 26 		792.90 AUG. 27
1986 795.00       790.80 AUG. 15
1985 799.50 NOV. 5 795.80 AUG. 18
AUG. 19		 792.60 MAY 14
1984 795.10 FEB. 14
FEB. 16		     792.50 OCT. 20
OCT. 21
OCT. 22
1983 795.80 APR. 10     789.80 OCT. 7
OCT.20
1982 795.00       791.80 NOV. 5
1981 794.70 JUL. 13     789.30 JAN. 17
1980 795.30 APR. 14     789.40 DEC. 5
1979 796.90 FEB. 26 796.30 SEP. 22
SEP. 23		 792.30 JAN. 1
1978 799.79 APR. 27 796.40 JAN. 27 790.30 NOV. 11
1977 795.20 APR. 5     788.30 OCT. 21
OCT. 22
1976 795.00       789.90 SEP. 30
1975 796.80 MAR. 20     791.60 JAN. 3
JAN. 4
1974 795.00       790.50 DEC. 5
DEC. 6
DEC. 7
1973 795.00       791.80 NOV. 13
NOV. 30
DEC. 1
1972 797.60 JUN. 22     791.70 MAR. 10
MAR. 11
1971 795.20 MAY 16     789.60 FEB. 3
1970 795.00       787.60 JAN. 23
1969 795.00       790.40 JAN. 8
1968 795.00       788.70 OCT. 18
1967 795.00       791.00 NOV. 17
NOV. 18
1966 795.00       FIRST FULL MAR. 7

Updated 01/28/2015
*Revision to previously published data

Smith Mountain

The Smith Mountain Project web site provides news and information about the Smith Mountain Dam and reservoir, along with dock permit applications, online debris reporting and other functions.

Smith Mountain is a pumped storage project that utilizes an upper reservoir (Smith Mountain Lake) and a lower reservoir (Leesville Lake.) The water that is stored in Smith Mountain Lake first passes through turbine-generators in the powerhouse to produce electricity -- primarily during peak usage hours -- and the water is then discharged into Leesville Lake. Most of this water is retained in the Leesville Lake and is pumped back into the Smith Mountain Lake for re-use. This pumping occurs during periods of low demand.

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