Central address: Hiwassee Dam, Murphy, NC 28906, USA
Elevation: 436.148
Time Zone: America/Chicago
Latitude: 35° 9' 5.184'' N
Longitude: 84° 10' 40.098'' W
The latitude of Hiwassee Dam is 35.151440, and the longitude is -84.177805. Hiwassee Dam is located in Murphy, United States with the gps coordinates of 35° 9' 5.184'' N and 84° 10' 40.098'' W. The category of Hiwassee Dam are Dams, Points Of Interest & Landmarks.
Hiwassee Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s to bring flood control and electricity to the region. The dam impounds the Hiwassee Lake of 6,000 acres (2,400 ha), and its tailwaters are part of Apalachia Lake. At 307 feet (94 m), Hiwassee Dam is the third highest dam in the TVA system, behind only Fontana and Watauga. The dam and associated infrastructure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
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| Latitude | 35.151440 | Longitude | -84.177805 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 436.148 | DMS Lat | 35° 9' 5.184'' N |
| DMS Lng | 84° 10' 40.098'' W | GeoHASH | dnhpurpefzr5p |
| UTM Zone | 16S | UTM Easting | 757089.458002945 |
| UTM Northing | 3893484.52352054 | Time Zone | America/Chicago |
| Country | United States | State | North Carolina (NC) |