Watauga Dam
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Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam in northeastern Tennessee that impounds the Watauga River to provide power generation, flood control, and recreational opportunities in the Tennessee Valley region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Watauga Dam canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| builtBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1942 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete gravity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Watauga Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea | Watauga River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| height |
about 100 meters
ⓘ
approximately 318 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Watauga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Wilbur Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 283 meters
ⓘ
approximately 925 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carter County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Butler, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabethton, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeature | National Hydrography Dataset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tennessee Valley Authority system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Watauga River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | about 61 megawatts ⓘ |
| provides |
fishing opportunities
ⓘ
flood protection downstream ⓘ hydroelectric energy to the TVA grid ⓘ recreational boating opportunities ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tennessee Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 1520000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Watauga Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
flood storage
ⓘ
hydropower storage ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| river | Watauga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tennessee Valley region