Hartwell Dam

Hartwell Dam is a concrete and embankment dam located on the at the border of and , creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation.
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Hartwell Dam

Latitude
34.35778° or 34° 21′ 28″ north
Longitude
-82.8214° or 82° 49′ 17″ west
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
866V955H+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 524756219
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
4199562
Wiki­data ID
Q5675411
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Hartwell Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hartwell Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Georgia)
  • Cebuano: Hartwell Dam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد هارتويل
  • Finnish: Hartwellin pato
  • German: Talsperre Hartwell
  • Italian: diga di Hartwell
  • Japanese: ハートウェル・ダム
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hartwell Lake-demningen
  • Norwegian: Hartwell Lake-demningen
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Хартвелл

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