Fontana Lake
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Fontana Lake is a large reservoir in western North Carolina, known for its deep, clear waters, extensive shoreline, and proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fontana Lake vicinity | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| adjacentToSettlement |
Bryson City, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fontana Village, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | impoundment of the Little Tennessee River ⓘ |
| createdFor | World War II-era power needs ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Appalachian Trail at Fontana Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByDam | Fontana Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Fontana Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
largemouth bass
ⓘ
smallmouth bass ⓘ trout ⓘ walleye ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | over 400 feet ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Fontana Dam Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTrail | Appalachian Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | extensive, irregular shoreline ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
camping along shoreline
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ |
| hasShorelineLength | approximately 240 miles ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | outdoor recreation tourism ⓘ |
| hasWaterCharacteristic |
clear
ⓘ
deep ⓘ |
| inflow |
Little Tennessee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nantahala River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuckasegee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlongBoundaryOf | Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Graham County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNearProtectedArea |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fontana Lake vicinity
subject surface form:
Western North Carolina