Oxford Dam

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Oxford Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Catawba River in North Carolina that forms Lake Hickory and helps provide power and water management for the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsLake Lake Hickory NERFINISHED
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir Lake Hickory NERFINISHED
hasFunction electricity generation
river flow regulation
hasNameOrigin Oxford Ford on the Catawba River NERFINISHED
hasPowerPlant yes
hasRecreationalArea Lake Hickory recreational area
hasSpillway yes
impounds Catawba River NERFINISHED
isDownstreamOf Rhodhiss Dam NERFINISHED
isInfrastructureType hydroelectric infrastructure
isPartOfEnergyGrid regional power grid of North Carolina
isStructureType dam
isUpstreamOf Lookout Shoals Dam NERFINISHED
locatedIn North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInCounty Alexander County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Catawba County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Catawba River basin NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hickory, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Oxford Ford, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Catawba River NERFINISHED
nearCity Hickory, North Carolina NERFINISHED
operator Duke Energy NERFINISHED
ownedBy Duke Energy NERFINISHED
partOf Catawba River hydropower system
Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation support
water management
region Catawba Valley NERFINISHED
reservoir Lake Hickory NERFINISHED
reservoirName Lake Hickory NERFINISHED
riverSystem Catawba River system NERFINISHED
state North Carolina NERFINISHED
usedFor industrial water supply support
navigation support
public water supply support
watercourse Catawba River NERFINISHED

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Lake Hickory createdBy Oxford Dam