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Wilbur Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Watauga River in Carter County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of two dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The dam impounds Wilbur Lake which extends for about 3 miles (4.8 km) up the Watauga to the base of Watauga Dam. Completed in 1912 Wilbur Dam was one of the first major hydroelectric projects in Tennessee and remains one of the oldest dams in the TVA system (only Ocoee Dam No.
