North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Instream Flow Unit

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Hydropower Dams in, or Impacting Waters of, North Carolina

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 BROAD Little Tennessee River
Cheoah River
Tuckasegee River
Wolf Creek
West Fork Tuckasegee River
Oconaluftee River
Nantahala River
Dicks Creek
Whiteoak Creek
Queens Creek
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HIWASSEE
LITTLE TENNESSEE
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LITTLE TENNESSEE BASIN

Little Tennessee River




Porters Bend (Franklin) Dam, Powerhouse and Tailrace (86kb) Porters Bend (Franklin) Dam, Powerhouse and Tailrace View of River From Top of Porters Bend (Franklin) Dam Little Tennessee River Below Porters Bend (Franklin) Dam (87kb)
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Fontana Dam and Powerhouse (95kb) Fontana Dam and Powerhouse
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Cheoah Dam (105kb) Cheoah Dam Santeetlah Surge Tank, Penstock
and Powerhouse on Cheoah Reservoir		 Santeetlah Surge Tank, Penstock <BR> and Powerhouse on Cheoah Reservoir (78kb)
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Calderwood Dam (84kb) Calderwood Dam
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NO IMAGE YET Chilhowee Dam
(Note: This dam is included for completeness; it is neither in N.C. nor impacts the waters of the state.)
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Cheoah River

Santeetlah Dam (108kb) Santeetlah Dam View of Bypassed River
From Top of Santeetlah Dam		 Bypassed River Below Santeetlah Dam (89kb)
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Tuckasegee River

Tanasee Creek Dam and Emergency Spillway (123kb) Tanasee Creek Dam and Reservoir (82kb) Tanasee Creek/Wolf Creek Powerhouse and Tailrace (94kb)
Tanasee Creek Dam
and Emergency Spillway		 Tanasee Creek Dam and Reservoir Tanasee Creek/Wolf Creek
Powerhouse and Tailrace
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Bear Creek Reservoir Dam (120kb) Bear Creek Reservoir and Dam (98kb) Bear Creek Reservoir Powerhouse and Bypassed Tuckasegee River (104kb)
Bear Creek Reservoir Dam Bear Creek Reservoir and Dam Bear Creek Reservoir Powerhouse
and Bypassed Tuckasegee River
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Cedar Cliff Reservoir and Dam (96kb) Cedar Cliff Reservoir and Dam Confluence of Bypassed River Reach
and Cedar Cliff Powerhouse Tailrace		 Cedar Cliff Powerhouse and Bypassed Tuckasegee River (98kb)
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Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse (111kb) Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse
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Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek Dam Emergency Spillway (89kb) Wolf Creek Dam Emergency Spillway (111kb) Wolf Creek Dam and Reservoir (75kb) Wolf Creek/Tanasee Creek Dams Powerhouse and Tailrace (94kb)
Wolf Creek Dam
Emergency Spillway		 Wolf Creek Dam
Emergency Spillway		 Wolf Creek Dam
and Reservoir		 Wolf Creek/Tanasee Creek
Powerhouse and Tailrace
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West Fork Tuckasegee River

Thorpe Dam and Reservoir (94kb) Thorpe Dam Emergency Spillway (99kb) Thorpe Powerhouse and Bypassed River (89kb) Thorpe Tailrace (61kb)
Thorpe Dam and Reservoir Thorpe Dam
Emergency Spillway		 Confluence of Bypassed River Reach
and Thorpe Powerhouse Tailrace		 Thorpe Tailrace
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Glenville Dam From Bypassed Channel (109kb) Glenville Dam (80kb) Glenville Dam Penstock Intake (81kb) Glenville Powerhouse and Tailrace (81kb)
Glenville Dam From
Bypassed Channel		 Glenville Dam Glenville Dam
Penstock Intake		 Glenville Powerhouse
and Tailrace
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Oconaluftee River

Bryson Dam (117kb) Bryson Dam Bryson Dam, Powerhouse and Tailrace Bryson Dam, Powerhouse and Tailrace (109kb)
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Nantahala River

Nantahala Dam From Bypass (92kb) Bypassed River From Dam Crest (106kb) Nantahala Dam Emergency Spillway (114kb) Nantahala Dam Emergency Spillway (130kb)
Nantahala Dam
From Bypassed River Reach		 View of Bypassed River
From Dam Crest		 Nantahala Dam
Emergency Spillway		 Nantahala Dam
Emergency Spillway

Nantahala Surge Tank and Penstock Above Powerhouse with Bypassed River in Foreground (82kb) Junction of Whiteoak (foreground) with Nantahala (background) Penstock (99kb) Nantahala Powerhouse Tailrace (83kb)
Nantahala Surge Tank and Penstock
Above Powerhouse with Bypassed River in Foreground		 Junction of Whiteoak Penstock (foreground)
with Nantahala Penstock (background)		 Nantahala Powerhouse Tailrace
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Dicks Creek

Dicks Creek Dam (130kb) Dicks Creek Dam Dicks Creek Penstock Dicks Creek Penstock (123kb)
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Whiteoak Creek

Whiteoak Creek Dam (132kb) Whiteoak Creek Dam
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Queens Creek

Queens Creek Dam and Reservoir (113kb) Queens Creek Falls (Penstock At Top) (71kb) Queens Creek Penstock Near Powerhouse (83kb) Queens Creek Penstock, Powerhouse and Tailrace at Nantahala River (91kb)
Queens Creek Dam and Reservoir Queens Creek Falls
(Penstock at Top)		 Queens Creek Penstock
Near Powerhouse		 Queens Creek Penstock, Powerhouse
and Tailrace at Nantahala River

Queens Creek Dam Release Structure (82kb) Queens Creek Dam
Release and Structure
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