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Leesville – Caisson 7 Floating in Forebay
FLOATING BULKHEAD PROJECTS
Leesville Floating Bulkhead, Leesville, Virginia
The Leesville Hydro Facility, operated by Appalachian Power, is part of the Smith Mountain pump storage system. At
five-year intervals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requires that the spillway gates be fully opened to
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