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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oxford Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.