Betts Gap

Betts Gap is a gap in Cherokee, North Carolina and has an elevation of 1,959 feet. Betts Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Ogreeta, as well as near Unaka.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiwassee Dam.

Hiwassee Dam

Power station

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Hiwassee Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s to bring flood control and electricity to the region. Hiwassee Dam is situated 2½ miles southwest of Betts Gap.

Betts Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 1,959 feet
Category: landform
Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.1723° or 35° 10′ 20″ north

Longitude

-84.14603° or 84° 8′ 46″ west

Elevation

1,959 feet (597 metres)

Open location code

867Q5VC3+WH

GeoNames ID

4455421

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