Claytor Lake
| Claytor Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pulaski County, Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°04′30″N 80°35′05″W / 37.07500°N 80.58472°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | New River |
| Primary outflows | New River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 21.67 mi (34.87 km) |
| Surface area | 4,472 acres (1,810 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 1,846 ft (563 m) (normal full pool) |
Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, is a 4,472-acre (1,810 ha), 21-mile-long (34 km) reservoir on the New River, created for an Appalachian Power Company (APC) hydroelectric project. It is named for William Graham Claytor, Sr. (1886–1971) of Roanoke, Virginia, a vice president of APC who had supervised the construction of the Claytor Dam, which created the lake.
Three miles of Claytor Lake's shoreline is bordered by Virginia's Claytor Lake State Park.