Mobley Engineering

Carvins Cove Dam

• 80 foot tall abutment built at Carvins Creek Falls near Salem, Virginia
• The dam was completed in 1928, but the actual reservoir was not finished until the mid 1940's, and filled in May,1946
• Max depth:      70 ft (23m)
• Surface area:   1100 acres (2.5km)

Carvins Cove Oxygenation System 

• 4,000 feet (1250m) of diffuser in 2 lines
• 4-tons/day oxygen delivery capacity
• Design flow rate 40 SCFM

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