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February 9th, 2010 2:32 PM

Apalachia Lake

North Carolina

Construction of the Apalachia Dam began July 17, 1941 and closure took place on February 14, 1943. The length of the Dam is 1308 feet.

TVA's 1100-acre Apalachia Lake is located entirely within Cherokee County, North Carolina,west of Murphy.

The Lake is 9.8 miles long, and has 31 miles of shoreline, and collects rainfall from a 1010 square-mile watershed.

Because the lake was not designed for flood control, TVA maintains the water level in the lake between the elevation range of 1272 and 1280 feet, except durind special operations for activities such as dam maintenance.

A pipeline and tunnel system carries water from the lake 8.3 miles to the power house downriver to generate electricity.

Although TVA normally ertains land and landrights around its lakes,TVA transferred 2500 acres of land around Apalachia Lake to the Forest Service as a conribtion to the Nantahala National Forest.

The Forest Service manages all the land around this lake,with the exception of the TVA Apalachia Dam Resevation.

There is no private shoreline development around Lake Apalachia.

Recreation

TVA maintains the Apalachia Dam Reservation.

The U.S. Forest Service maintains facilities as part of the national forest and primitive camping is allowed in the forest unless otherwise posted. For information on these facilities, call ( 828-837-5152 828-837-5152),or write Nantahala National Forest,201 Woodland Dr. Murphy, North Carolina,28906.

There are no commercial recreation facilities on the lake.

Apalachia Lake is a small,deep,cool-water lake in a Mountainous setting.It receives littie fishing pressure because of its isolated nature. Sport fish include Smallmounth bass,Spotted bass, Largemounth bass, redbreast sunfish and white bass.www.mountainwineandhomes.com Murphy North Carolina Your Mountain View Specialist, Jack Shingler Broker, Coldwell Banker High Country Realty 866-835-8500 866-835-8500 or 321-279-1049 321-279-1049 Jack Shingler.

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