Saddle Dam 3
Saddle Dam 3 is a dam in Township of Hiawassee, Clay, North Carolina. Saddle Dam 3 is situated nearby to the town Hayesville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Clay County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Chatuge Dam - Saddle Dam Number 3”
Places of Interest Nearby
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 1 mile southwest of Saddle Dam 3.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayesville and Hiawassee.
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. Hayesville is situated 3 miles northwest of Saddle Dam 3.
Hiawassee
Village
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Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman. Hiawassee is situated 5 miles south of Saddle Dam 3.
Saddle Dam 3
Latitude
35.02556° or 35° 1′ 32″ northLongitude
-83.77565° or 83° 46′ 32″ westElevation
1,929 feet (588 metres)Open location code
867R26GF+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 1228073160OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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“Saddle Dam 3” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saddle Dam 3”
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