Apalachia Dam
Apalachia Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The dam is the lowermost of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to provide emergency power for aluminum production during World War II.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,280 feet (390 metres)
- Description: dam in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farner and Turtletown.
Farner
Hamlet
Farner is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States.
Turtletown
Hamlet
Turtletown is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Turtletown is situated 4½ miles southwest of Apalachia Dam.
Apalachia Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
35.16783° or 35° 10′ 4″ north
Longitude
-84.29534° or 84° 17′ 43″ west
Open location code
867Q5P93+4V
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Apalachia Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Apalachia Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ابالاتشى”
- Italian: “diga di Apalachia”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Apalachia”
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