Downing Creek
Downing Creek is a stream in Clay, North Carolina. Downing Creek is situated nearby to the town Hayesville, as well as near the hamlet Shewbird.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Chatuge and Chatuge Dam.
Lake Chatuge
Photo: Miles Buddy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Chatuge is an area of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeastern Georgia, bordered on the north by North Carolina. It surrounds and takes its name from the TVA electric generation reservoir located here.
Chatuge Dam
Dam
Photo: Miles Buddy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Chatuge Dam is situated 1½ miles southeast of Downing Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayesville.
Hayesville
Town
Hayesville is a town in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clay County.
Downing Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Clay, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.04092° or 35° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-83.80323° or 83° 48′ 12″ westElevation
1,781 feet (543 metres)Open location code
867R25RW+9PGeoNames ID
4464062
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Highlights include Hayesville High School and Orators Knob.
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