Wautauga Dam
Wautauga Dam is in Carter, Tennessee. Wautauga Dam is situated nearby to Watauga Dam, as well as near the cliff Cardens Bluff.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watauga Dam and Wilbur Lake.
Watauga Dam
Dam
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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.
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. Bee Cliff is situated 2 miles north of Wautauga Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fish Springs and Hampton.
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 Wautauga Dam.
Hampton
Village
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 4 miles southwest of Wautauga Dam.
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 4 miles northwest of Wautauga Dam.
Wautauga Dam
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.32294° or 36° 19′ 23″ northLongitude
-82.12257° or 82° 7′ 21″ westOpen location code
868V8VFG+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 474243135OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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