Tarkiln Gap

Tarkiln Gap is a gap in Polk, Tennessee and has an elevation of 2,031 feet. Tarkiln Gap 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 2½ miles northeast of Tarkiln Gap.

Tarkiln Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 2,031 feet
Category: landform
Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.01036° or 35° 0′ 37″ north

Longitude

-84.48354° or 84° 29′ 1″ west

Elevation

2,031 feet (619 metres)

Open location code

867Q2G68+4H

GeoNames ID

4661702

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