Wilbur Dam
Wilbur Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of two dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Horseshoe Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Bee Cliff.
Bee Cliff
Cliff
The Bee Cliff is a prominent northeast Tennessee geological limestone feature with high caves that overlooks the Watauga River and the Siam community of Carter County, Tennessee.
Watauga Dam
Dam
Photo: Parker1297, CC BY 3.0.
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. Watauga Dam is situated 1¼ miles south of Wilbur Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunter and Fish Springs.
Hunter
Village
Hunter is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located northeast of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee, along Tennessee State Route 91 and the Watauga River. Hunter is situated 3 miles northwest of Wilbur Dam.
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 4 miles southeast of Wilbur Dam.
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 4½ miles southwest of Wilbur Dam.
Wilbur Dam
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Wilbur Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wilbur Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ويلبر”
- Italian: “diga di Wilbur”
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