Cowans Ford Dam
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Cowans Ford Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Catawba River in North Carolina that created Lake Norman, the state’s largest man-made lake.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lake Norman Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | the largest man-made lake in North Carolina ⓘ |
| createdReservoir | Lake Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creates | Lake Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Catawba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak-load electricity generation
ⓘ
regulation of Catawba River flow ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| impounds | Lake Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Lake Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInWatershed | Catawba River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Catawba County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornelius, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntersville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecklenburg County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Catawba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Mountain Island Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Duke Energy Carolinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cowans Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator | Duke Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Duke Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catawba River chain of dams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Catawba River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation support on the Catawba River
ⓘ
regional water level management ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.