Where is Lake Gaston located?
Lake Gaston is located approximately 125 miles west of Virginia Beach. Lake Gaston is the second reservoir in a series of three reservoirs which straddle the Virginia-North Carolina state line. Approximately three-fourths of all the water which flows through Lake Gaston originates in Virginia. About one-fourth comes from North Carolina. Who owns and operates the three reservoirs which are involved in the Lake Gaston project? The three reservoirs in the Roanoke River Basin involved in the Lake Gaston Project are listed below: 1. John H. Kerr Reservoir 2. Lake Gaston 3. Roanoke Rapids Reservoir John H. Kerr Reservoir, the first and largest of the three reservoirs, was constructed in 1952 in response to massive flooding after a devastating hurricane in 1940. Kerr Reservoir is owned and operated by the federal government. It is a multi-purpose reservoir for providing flood control, power generation, water supply, flow augmentation, and recreation. Because of the flow regulation provided by
