Hiwassee Dam
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Hiwassee Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, forming Hiwassee Lake and providing power, flood control, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiwassee Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionStartDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Hiwassee Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | concrete arch dam ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
navigation support downstream
ⓘ
peak power supply ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
flood storage
ⓘ
hydropower storage ⓘ recreational use ⓘ |
| height | about 307 feet ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 185 megawatts ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgram | New Deal-era TVA projects ⓘ |
| length | about 1,376 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherokee County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Nantahala National Forest vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Tennessee River watershed ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Murphy, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderOf |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee Valley Authority power system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| regionServed | Tennessee Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Hiwassee Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirShorelineLength | about 180 miles ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 6,000 acres ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Hiwassee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.