Fontana Dam, Little Tennessee River, TVA, USA, Photo

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Code Number:: TPHV01P14_03.1716
Title:: Fontana Dam, Little Tennessee River, North Carolina, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority; Length: 2365 feet
Height: 420 feet

Fontana Dam is the highest dam east of the Rocky Mountains, it is on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina. Fontana Reservoir occupies a part of the Great Smoky Mountains. Fishing, boating, and swimming are all popular here. The Appalachian Trail crosses the top of the Dam. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park borders the reservoir to the north.

Fontana was built during World War II to provide electric power for the war effort. A new town, housing some 5,000 people sprang up. What was once the construction village is now a resort offering recreational activities such as boating, horseback riding, and crafts making. The Fontana Dam Visitor Center is is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from May through November. It will be closed when the homeland security alert level is high (orange) or higher.
Keywords:: Tennessee, Structure, USA, American, America, United States, Midwest, Hydroelectric Power, Potable Water, Structure, Generating, Generation, Electricity, Technology, Energy Production, Electrical, Industrial, Industry, Alternative, Renewable Resource, Cleantech, Hydrology, waterpower, Hydropower, Irrigation, Hydraulics
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: TPHV01P14_03.1716
Title:: Fontana Dam, Little Tennessee River, North Carolina, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority; Length: 2365 feet
Height: 420 feet

Fontana Dam is the highest dam east of the Rocky Mountains, it is on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina. Fontana Reservoir occupies a part of the Great Smoky Mountains. Fishing, boating, and swimming are all popular here. The Appalachian Trail crosses the top of the Dam. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park borders the reservoir to the north.

Fontana was built during World War II to provide electric power for the war effort. A new town, housing some 5,000 people sprang up. What was once the construction village is now a resort offering recreational activities such as boating, horseback riding, and crafts making. The Fontana Dam Visitor Center is is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from May through November. It will be closed when the homeland security alert level is high (orange) or higher.
Keywords:: Tennessee, Structure, USA, American, America, United States, Midwest, Hydroelectric Power, Potable Water, Structure, Generating, Generation, Electricity, Technology, Energy Production, Electrical, Industrial, Industry, Alternative, Renewable Resource, Cleantech, Hydrology, waterpower, Hydropower, Irrigation, Hydraulics
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
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