Cheoah Valley Dam
Cheoah Valley Dam is a dam in Unorganized Territory of Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina. Cheoah Valley Dam is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Deals Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Shuler Lake Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deals Gap and Cheoah Dam.
Deals Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deals Gap is a mountain pass along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and near the Little Tennessee River.
Cheoah Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cheoah Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina, on the Little Tennessee River between river miles 51 and 52. Cheoah Dam is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Cheoah Valley Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood.
Calderwood
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s. Calderwood is situated 5 miles northwest of Cheoah Valley Dam.
Cheoah Valley Dam
Latitude
35.46175° or 35° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
-83.92324° or 83° 55′ 24″ westElevation
1,663 feet (507 metres)Open location code
867RF36G+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 357792236OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Cheoah Valley Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cheoah Valley Dam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tapoco and Twenty Mile.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cheoah Valley Lake and Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort.
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