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Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties North Carolina United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority which built the dam in the early 1940s to accommodate the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley at the height of World War II.

Fontana_(8406931084).jpg
length (km)
720.852
building start date
1942-01-01
building start year
1942-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
146.304
vastest lake
Fontana_Dam__1
location
North Carolina, Graham County North Carolina, Swain County North Carolina, United States
opening date
1944-11-07
opening year
1944-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
Tennessee Valley Authority
part
Fontana_Dam__2
river
Little Tennessee River
latitude
35.4522
longitude
-83.8047

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