Chilhowee Dam
Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development | |
 Chilhowee Dam | |
| Location | Blount / Monroe counties, Tennessee, USA |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Maryville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Built | 1957 |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000546 |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 2004 |
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 1,734 acres (702 ha) at normal full pool and has a drainage area of 1,977 square miles (5,120 km2). The elevation of Chilhowee Reservoir is 874 feet (266 m) 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]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alcoa, Chilhowee Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, 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
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower (Brookfield)
- Chilhowee Reservoir Information (TVA)
- Alcoa Power Generating dams
- Buildings and structures in Blount County, Tennessee
- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Tennessee
- Dams completed in 1957
- Dams in Tennessee
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1957
- Hydroelectric power plants in Tennessee
- Dams on the Little Tennessee River
- National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Tennessee