Watauga Dam

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Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.

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point

length (km)

274.32

building start date

1942-02-16

building start year

1942-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

height (cm)

96.9264

vastest lake

Watauga_Dam__1

location

Carter County Tennessee

opening date

1948-12-01

opening year

1948-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operator

Tennessee Valley Authority

part

Watauga_Dam__2

river

Watauga River

latitude

36.3233

longitude

-82.1219