Chilhowee Dam
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Chilhowee Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in Blount and Monroe counties, Tennessee, United States, between river mile 33 and 34 on the Little Tennessee River. Construction began in 1955 and was completed in 1957 to provide power for the operation of the Alcoa Aluminum plant in nearby Alcoa, TN. The dam is now owned and operated by Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower. The dam's reservoir (Chilhowee Lake) covers approximately Script error: No such module "convert". at normal full pool and has a drainage area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The elevation of Chilhowee Reservoir is Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level (USGS). Chilhowee's powerhouse is equipped with three Kaplan turbines that have a combined generating capacity of 48 megawatts.[1]
Like Calderwood and Cheoah, Chilhowee is controlled by Fontana Dam. Fontana Dam is the primary flow control facility for the lower Little Tennessee River. Tapoco built and operates the Chilhowee Development.[2] Chilhowee Dam and its powerhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development.[3] When the lake is drawn down for maintenance, the remains of the original bridge of US 129 over Abrams Creek can be seen.[4]
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- ↑ Alcoa, Chilhowee Template:Webarchive, 2010. Retrieved: 5 January 2010.
- ↑ TVA: Reservoir Information (Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ National Register News, The Courier, Tennessee Historical Commission, October 2004
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