First Creek
First Creek is a stream in Monroe, Tennessee. First Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Calderwood, as well as near the locality Deals Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calderwood Dam.
Calderwood Dam
Dam
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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.
Calderwood
Hamlet
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Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s.
Tallassee
Hamlet
Tallassee is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee. Its ZIP code is 37878. Tallassee is located along U.S. Route 129 approximately a half mile west of Chilhowee Dam along the banks of the Little Tennessee River. Tallassee is situated 6 miles northwest of First Creek.
First Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Monroe, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.49647° or 35° 29′ 47″ northLongitude
-83.9799° or 83° 58′ 48″ westElevation
1,089 feet (332 metres)Open location code
867RF2WC+H2GeoNames ID
4622339
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Highlights include Calderwood Dam and Calderwood Lake.
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