Birchfield Branch
Birchfield Branch is a stream in Swain, North Carolina. Birchfield Branch is situated nearby to the locality Proctor, as well as near the hamlet Fontana Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shuckstack and Fontana Dam.
Shuckstack
Peak
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.
Shuckstack is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Swain County, North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 4,020 feet above sea level and rises approximately 2,300 feet above Fontana Lake to the south. Shuckstack is situated 2 miles northwest of Birchfield Branch.
Fontana Dam
Dam
Photo: TVA Web Team, CC BY 2.0.
Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity… Fontana Dam is situated 2 miles southwest of Birchfield Branch.
Birchfield Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.47176° or 35° 28′ 18″ northLongitude
-83.7824° or 83° 46′ 57″ westElevation
1,677 feet (511 metres)Open location code
867RF6C9+P2GeoNames ID
4456024
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