Jocassee Dam

Jocassee Dam is an embankment dam on the , straddling the border of and in in the . The dam forms , which is fed by the , Thompson, and Whitewater Rivers, and serves primarily for hydroelectric power generation and flood control.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nine Times.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in . The community was so named on account of the nine water crossings of a path over a nearby creek. is situated 5 miles southeast of Jocassee Dam.

Jocassee Dam

Latitude
34.95979° or 34° 57′ 35″ north
Longitude
-82.91858° or 82° 55′ 7″ west
Elevation
994 feet (303 metres)
Height
384 feet (117 metres)
Operator
Duke Energy
Open location code
866VX35J+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34557820
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
4583495
Wiki­data ID
Q6207062
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Jocassee Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Jocassee Dam
  • German: Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Jocassee
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jocassee vannkraftverk
  • Norwegian: Jocassee vannkraftverk
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС-ГАЕС Jocassee

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