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January 28th, 2010 4:47 PM

Hiwassee Lake
North Carolina.

Construction of Hiwassee Dam began July 15, 1936 and closure took place on February 8, 1940. the length of the dam is 1376 feet.

Impounded in 1940, hiwassee was orignally known as Fowler Bend. The name was later changed to reflect the name of the river on which it is located.

The 6090-acre lake is located in Cherokee County, North Carolina, The lake is 22 miles long, has over 163 miles of shoreline, approximately 7 percent of it which has development of some from. It collects water from 968 square-miles watershed.

In addition to power generation, the lake was also designed as a coponent of TVA's integrated regional flood control system, which account for the fluctuation of water levels.

The targeted summer lake elevation rangers between 1515 and 1521 feet. The January 1 target level is elevation of 1460. TVA's target is to recreational water levels as outline in the 1990 Lake Improvement Plan by June 1 and hold that level for recreation use until August 1, barring emergencies.

Land Ownership/Management

With the exception of private deveopment located near the dam, the U.S. Forest Service and the TVA owns the land around Hiwasse. TVA transferred most of its orignal holdings to the Forest Service for inclusion in the Nanahala National Forest,but retained the Hiwasse Dam Reservation property, the Micken Branch area and some land in Murphy.

TVA owns rights in one from or another up to the 1532 elevation, which means the agency must review and approve in advance any shoreline alteration or construction activities below that elevation. This review process ensures that nothing occurs in or around the lake that will compromise the agency's ability to meet its legal obligations ans objectives in managing the river system.

TVA lands and landrights are administered by the TVA Hiwassee Watershed Team located at 221 Old Ranger Road,Murphy, North Carolina 28906,828-837-7395. The staff there is readily available to answer questions and provide technical assistance. Maps depicting various land holding and landrights around the lake are available at the that office.
Murphy North Carolina Your Mountain View Specialist, Jack Shingler Broker, Coldwell Banker High Country Realty 866-835-8500 or 321-279-1049 Jack Shingler.

Posted by Jack Shingler on January 28th, 2010 4:47 PMPost a Comment (0)