LOCATION:
Hinton vicinity on the New River, approximately 65 miles above the river’s mouth
STRUCTURE:
straight concrete gravity dam
OVERALL LENGTH:
2,048 feet
MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
approximately 165 feet above the streambed
WIDTH AT CREST:
16 feet
MAXIMUM BASE WIDTH:
200 feet
MAIN BODY OF DAM:
55 concrete monoliths
AMOUNT OF CONCRETE POURED:
942,000 cubic yards
QUANTITY OF STEEL USED:
7,800 tons
IMPOUNDMENT:
a long, narrow lake that extends 10½ miles up the New Rivervalley
