| Lake Moomaw | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bath and Alleghany counties, Virginia, USA |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Jackson River |
| Primary outflows | Jackson River |
| Catchment area | 345 square miles (890 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3.9 square miles (10 km2) |
| Average depth | 152 feet (46 m) |
| Water volume | 40 billion US gallons (150,000,000 m3) Max: 137 billion US gallons (520,000,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 43 miles (69 km) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Moomaw is a lake in western Virginia. It is formed by the Gathright Dam on the Jackson River. The lake is named for Benjamin Moomaw, a local businessman who was a promoter of the dam project.[1] Outlet from the lake can be released from nine portals at various depths, in order to control downstream water temperature and flow rates.[2]