Tumbling Creek Recreation Area
Tumbling Creek Recreation Area is a park in Polk, Tennessee. Tumbling Creek Recreation Area 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 Tumbling Creek Recreation Area.
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.
Tumbling Creek Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Tumbling Creek Campground” and “Tumbling Creek Recreation Site”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.01675° or 35° 1′ 0″ northLongitude
-84.46659° or 84° 27′ 60″ westElevation
1,467 feet (447 metres)Open location code
867Q2G8M+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 356895458OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4663500
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