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College Lake Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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College Lake Dam is a dam on Blackwater Creek in Lynchburg, Virginia, located near the University of Lynchburg. In 2018, a major flood caused the dam to overflow, leading to around 150 evacuations. The dam is currently managed by the Lynchburg City Council.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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