Fontana Dam

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concrete gravity dam hydroelectric dam

Fontana Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Little Tennessee River to form Fontana Lake and provides power, flood control, and recreational opportunities in the surrounding Great Smoky Mountains region.

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Label Occurrences
Fontana Dam canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
constructionStartDate 1942 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevationAtCrest about 1,710 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasCrossing State Highway NC 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature overlook ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
height about 480 feet ⓘ
impounds Fontana Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
installedCapacity about 304 megawatts ⓘ
isOneOf tallest dams in the eastern United States ⓘ
length about 2,365 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Graham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Bryson City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robbinsville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Fontana Village NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Appalachian Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Appalachian Trail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 3 ⓘ
openingDate 1944 ⓘ
operator Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Tennessee Valley Authority system NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryWartimePurpose power supply for aluminum production ⓘ
providesRecreation boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation support ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservoirCapacity about 4,600,000 acre-feet ⓘ
reservoirName Fontana Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
watercourse Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fontana Lake shoreline → hasAccessPoint → Fontana Dam ⓘ
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States → hasHydroelectricDam → Fontana Dam ⓘ
subject surface form: Tennessee Valley region