Hiwassee Lake is a man-made reservoir in Cherokee County, North Carolina. It lies along the Hiwassee River created by the Hiwassee Dam which finished construction in 1940. Hiwassee Lake stretches along the river for approximately 22 miles (35 km) to the town of Murphy, North Carolina. It has 180 miles (290 km) of shoreline, a storage capacity of 434,000 acre⋅ft (535,000 dam3), and 205,590 acre⋅ft (253,590 dam3) of flood storage.
Hiwassee Lake is 6,000 acres (2,400 ha). Its tailwaters are part of Apalachia Lake.[1] The reservoir's operating level varies by roughly 38 feet (12 m) in a typical year.[2]
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^Tennessee Valley Authority, The Hiwassee Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Hiwassee Project (Hiwassee Valley Projects Volume 1), Technical Report No. 5 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946), pp. 1-8, 39-40, 211, 230, 242, 248.
^Tennessee Valley Authority, Hiwassee Reservoir. Retrieved: 25 January 2009.
April 22, 2024
hiwassee, lake, made, reservoir, cherokee, county, north, carolina, lies, along, hiwassee, river, created, hiwassee, which, finished, construction, 1940, stretches, along, river, approximately, miles, town, murphy, north, carolina, miles, shoreline, storage, c. Hiwassee Lake is a man made reservoir in Cherokee County North Carolina It lies along the Hiwassee River created by the Hiwassee Dam which finished construction in 1940 Hiwassee Lake stretches along the river for approximately 22 miles 35 km to the town of Murphy North Carolina It has 180 miles 290 km of shoreline a storage capacity of 434 000 acre ft 535 000 dam3 and 205 590 acre ft 253 590 dam3 of flood storage Hiwassee LakeHiwassee Lake is impounded by Hiwassee DamHiwassee LakeShow map of North CarolinaHiwassee LakeShow map of the United StatesLocationUnited StatesCoordinates35 09 36 N 84 09 54 W 35 160 N 84 165 W 35 160 84 165Surface area9 3 sq mi 24 km2 Shore length1180 mi 290 km SettlementsMurphy1 Shore length is not a well defined measure Hiwassee Lake is 6 000 acres 2 400 ha Its tailwaters are part of Apalachia Lake 1 The reservoir s operating level varies by roughly 38 feet 12 m in a typical year 2 References edit Tennessee Valley Authority The Hiwassee Project A Comprehensive Report on the Planning Design Construction and Initial Operations of the Hiwassee Project Hiwassee Valley Projects Volume 1 Technical Report No 5 Washington D C U S Government Printing Office 1946 pp 1 8 39 40 211 230 242 248 Tennessee Valley Authority Hiwassee Reservoir Retrieved 25 January 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiwassee Lake amp oldid 1174488846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
