Rat Branch

Rat Branch is a stream in Carter, Tennessee. Rat Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Horseshoe, as well as near Bear Stand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Watauga Dam.

Wilbur Lake

Reservoir

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Wilbur Lake is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles north of Rat Branch.

Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampton and Fish Springs.

Hampton

Village

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Hampton is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Located a few miles southeast of Elizabethton and northwest of Roan Mountain, Hampton is surrounded on all sides by the Unaka Mountains. Hampton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rat Branch.

Fish Springs

Hamlet

Fish Springs is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Fish Springs is located on the south shore of Watauga Lake, along US Route 321 and Tennessee State Route 67 east of Hampton. Fish Springs is situated 3½ miles east of Rat Branch.

Valley Forge

Hamlet

Valley Forge is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee, located along US Route 19E/321 and SR-67, south of Elizabethton and north of Hampton. Valley Forge is situated 4 miles west of Rat Branch.

Rat Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.30345° or 36° 18′ 12″ north

Longitude

-82.11818° or 82° 7′ 5″ west

Elevation

1,965 feet (599 metres)

Open location code

868V8V3J+9P

GeoNames ID

4652157

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