Calderwood Dam
Calderwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount and Monroe counties, in the U. S. state of Tennessee. Completed in 1930, the dam is owned and maintained by Tapoco, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America, although the Tennessee Valley Authority controls the dam's reservoir levels from Fontana Dam further upstream.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood and Tallassee.
Tallassee
Hamlet
Tallassee is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee. Tallassee is situated 6 miles northwest of Calderwood Dam.
Calderwood Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Categories: arch dam and historic site
- Location: Monroe, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.49202° or 35° 29′ 31″ north
Longitude
-83.97961° or 83° 58′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,086 feet (331 metres)
Established
1930
Open location code
867RF2RC+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Calderwood Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calderwood Dam”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Calderwood-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Calderwood-demningen”
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Places to explore: Tapoco and Chilhowee.
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