Chatuge Dam
Chatuge Dam is a flood control and hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Clay County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The dam is the uppermost of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s for flood storage and to provide flow regulation at Hiwassee Dam further downstream.
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- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 metres)
- Description: dam in North Carolina, United States of America, United States of America
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Chatuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayesville and Hiawassee.
Hayesville
Hayesville is a town in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. Hayesville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chatuge Dam.
Hiawassee
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. Hiawassee is situated 5 miles south of Chatuge Dam.
Chatuge Dam
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Latitude
35.01831° or 35° 1′ 6″ north
Longitude
-83.7902° or 83° 47′ 25″ west
Open location code
867R2695+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Chatuge Dam” goes by many names.
Chatuge DamCebuano
بحيرة شاتوجEgyptian Arabic
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Nearby Places
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