Fontana Dam

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Fontana Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in western North Carolina that impounds the Little Tennessee River to form Fontana Lake and provides power, flood control, and recreational opportunities in the surrounding Great Smoky Mountains region.

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Fontana Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1942 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationAtCrest about 1,710 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasCrossing State Highway NC 28 ⓘ
hasFeature overlook ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
height about 480 feet ⓘ
impounds Fontana Lake ⓘ
installedCapacity about 304 megawatts ⓘ
isOneOf tallest dams in the eastern United States ⓘ
length about 2,365 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
locatedNear Bryson City, North Carolina ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
Robbinsville, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Little Tennessee River ⓘ
managedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
namedAfter Fontana Village ⓘ
near Appalachian Trail ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Appalachian Trail corridor ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian Trail

Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 3 ⓘ
openingDate 1944 ⓘ
operator Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
partOf Tennessee Valley Authority system ⓘ
primaryWartimePurpose power supply for aluminum production ⓘ
providesRecreation boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation support ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region western North Carolina ⓘ
reservoirCapacity about 4,600,000 acre-feet ⓘ
reservoirName Fontana Lake ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
watercourse Little Tennessee River ⓘ

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Tennessee Valley region → hasHydroelectricDam → Fontana Dam ⓘ
Fontana Lake → formedByDam → Fontana Dam ⓘ