N-486 Hiwassee Dam and Lake, Western North Carolina
Additional Details:
| Hiwassee Dam, built by the Tenessee Valley Authority, is located on the Hiwassee River in Western North Carolina. The lake covers 6,280 acres and the dam itself is 1,287 feet long and 307 feet high, and its reservoir area reaches 22 miles upstream to the town of Murphy, N.C. Closure of the dam was effected and storeage of water begun in February, 1940 |
