Tunnel Branch
Tunnel Branch is a stream in Blount, Tennessee. Tunnel Branch is situated nearby to the locality Deals Gap, as well as near the hamlet Tapoco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deals Gap and Cheoah Dam.
Deals Gap
Mountain saddle
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Deals Gap is a mountain pass along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line, bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and near the Little Tennessee River.
Cheoah Dam
Power station
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The Cheoah Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina, on the Little Tennessee River between river miles 51 and 52. Cheoah Dam is situated 2 miles south of Tunnel Branch.
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. Calderwood Dam is situated 2 miles west of Tunnel Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood.
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. Calderwood is situated 3½ miles northwest of Tunnel Branch.
Tunnel Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Blount, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.48008° or 35° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.94324° or 83° 56′ 36″ westElevation
1,086 feet (331 metres)Open location code
867RF3J4+2PGeoNames ID
4663515
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