Spring Hollow Reservoir

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Coordinates37°13′35″N 80°10′29″W / 37.226429°N 80.174832°W / 37.226429; -80.174832
Primary inflowsRoanoke River
Spring Hollow Reservoir
Location of Spring Hollow Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Location of Spring Hollow Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Spring Hollow Reservoir
Location of Spring Hollow Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Location of Spring Hollow Reservoir in Virginia, USA.
Spring Hollow Reservoir
LocationRoanoke County, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′35″N 80°10′29″W / 37.226429°N 80.174832°W / 37.226429; -80.174832
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsRoanoke River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area158 acres (0.64 km2)
Water volume3.3×10^9 US gal (12,000,000 m3)
Surface elevation1,270 ft (387 m)[1]

Spring Hollow Reservoir is a 158-acre (0.64 km2), 3.3-billion-US-gallon (12,000,000 m3) off-stream reservoir in Roanoke County, Virginia with the largest roller-compacted concrete dam east of the Mississippi[2] having commenced operation in 1996, it is now the main source of water for residents of Roanoke County.[3]

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