Carters Creek
Carters Creek is a stream in Polk, Tennessee. Carters Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Grassy Creek, as well as near Patterson Mill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ocoee Dam No. 3.
Ocoee Dam No. 3
Dam
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Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to meet emergency demands for electricity during World War II. Ocoee Dam No. 3 is situated 1½ miles north of Carters Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McCaysville.
McCaysville
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McCaysville is a city in Georgia's Northeast High Country. McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee are known as "twin cities" as the Georgia and Tennessee state lines separate the two cities.
Carters Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.01619° or 35° 0′ 58″ northLongitude
-84.46604° or 84° 27′ 58″ westElevation
1,519 feet (463 metres)Open location code
867Q2G8M+FHGeoNames ID
4611647
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