Walters Dam
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Walters Dam, also known locally as the Waterville Dam, is a hydroelectric dam in Haywood County of western North Carolina, in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Walters Dam near Waterville, North Carolina in 1928. The powerhouse sits roughly 6.2 miles downstream at the confluence of the Pigeon River and Big Creek in Waterville.
The Pigeon River of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee rises above Canton, North Carolina, is impounded by Walters Dam, enters Tennessee, and flows into the French Broad River, just past Newpor
Walters Dam
…County of western North Carolina, in the Great Smoky Mountains. The concrete arch dam is 180 ft (55 m) high by 800 ft (240 m) long, impounding the Pigeon River, near Interstate 40. The brick powerplant actually stands 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from the dam. A tunnel 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long stretches north from the…
The confluence of the Pigeon River and Big Creek in Waterville, North Carolina. The power plant is in the background.