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Philpott Lake

Field	Value
name	Philpott Lake
image	Philpot lake.JPG
location	Franklin / Patrick / Henry counties, Virginia
coords
type	Reservoir
basin_countries	United States
area	2900 acre
shore	100 mi
elevation	974 ft
pushpin_map	Virginia#USA
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Philpott Lake in Virginia, USA.

| max-depth = Philpott Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is impounded by Philpott Dam.

The lake is at an elevation of 974 ft,

The lake and Philpott Dam were created to control flooding along the Smith River, to generate hydroelectric power, and to provide recreational activities. Construction on Philpott Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1952.

Virginia state record lake trout and coho salmon were caught in Philpott Lake in 1966 and 1971, respectively. The last report of collection of a stocked Pacific salmon in this reservoir was in either late 1972 or January 1973, which may have been either a Chinook salmon or a coho.

References

{{cite GNIS. 1488948. Philpott Lake. January 4, 2017
"F A Q". U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District.
(3 August 2023). "Virginia State Record Fish".
"Collection record, Specimen ID #45424". USGS.
(1994). "Freshwater Fishes of Virginia". American Fisheries Society.

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