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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Instream Flow Unit



Hydroelectric Facilities That Impact The Waters Of North Carolina



Projects By Basin: CATAWBA

PROJECT NAME : Catawba - Wateree

THUMBNAIL PHOTOS : To damsheetNext
Bridgewater dams Rhodhiss Dam Oxford Dam (Hickory Reservoir) Lookout Shoals Dam Cowans Ford Dam (Norman Reservoir) Mountain Island Dam Wylie Dam Fishing Creek Dam Great Falls Dam Rocky Creek Dam Wateree Dam

NID ID Nos. : NC00374; 141; 104; 329; 394; 132; 787; SC00685

FERC No. : 2232

OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC

PROJECT TYPE : FERC License

LICENSE EXPIRES : 08/31/08

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Marion East, Glen Alpine, Granite Falls, Millersville, Stony Point, Lake Norman South, Mountain Island Lake, Lake Wylie SC

COUNTY : McDowell, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Gaston, NC; York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, SC

RESERVOIR NAME : James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Norman, Mountain Island, Wylie, Fishing Creek, Great Falls, Rocky Creek, Wateree

DAM NAME : Linville-Catawba River, Rhodhiss, Oxford, Lookout Shoals, Cowans Ford, Mountain Island, Wylie, Fishing Creek, Great Falls-Dearborn, Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek, Wateree

FLOW-RELATED LINKS : U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data (NC)  ||  U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data (SC)

COMMENTS : The Wylie dam is downstream of NC in SC, but it impounds water in NC. Fishing Creek, Great Falls-Dearborn, Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek and Wateree are all entirely within SC.






PROJECT NAME : Spencer Mountain

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : Spencer MountainTo damsheetTo the topNext

NID ID No. : NC83003

FERC No. : 2607

CPCN Docket Nos. : SP-122 Sub 0 \ SP-122 Sub 2 \ SP-143 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Advantage Investment Group LLC

PROJECT TYPE : FERC License

LICENSE EXPIRES : 06/30/25

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : South Fork Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Mount Holly

COUNTY : Gaston

RESERVOIR NAME : Spencer Mountain

DAM NAME : Spencer Mountain

FLOW-RELATED LINKS : U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data




PROJECT NAME : Hardins

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : Hardins DamTo damsheetTo the topNext

NID ID No. : NC83014

FERC No. : 6492

CPCN Docket No. : SP-10 Sub 0 \ SP-194 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Hardins Resources Company

PROJECT TYPE : FERC Exemption

LICENSE EXPIRES : not applicable

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : South Fork Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Lincolnton East

COUNTY : Gaston

RESERVOIR NAME : Hardins

DAM NAME : Hardins






PROJECT NAME : High Shoals

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : High Shoals DamTo damsheetTo the topNext

NID ID No. : NC01210

FERC No. : 4827

CPCN Docket No. : SP-21 Sub 0 \ SP-83 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Mill Shoals Hydro Company (Enel North America, Inc.)

PROJECT TYPE : FERC Exemption

LICENSE EXPIRES : not applicable

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : South Fork Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Lincolnton East

COUNTY : Gaston

RESERVOIR NAME : High Shoals

DAM NAME : High Shoals






PROJECT NAME : Long Shoals

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : Long Shoals DamTo damsheetTo the topNext

NID ID No. : NC00372

FERC No. : 7742

CPCN Docket No. : SP-22 Sub 0 \ SP-83 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Steve Mason Enterprises, Inc.

PROJECT TYPE : FERC Exemption

LICENSE EXPIRES : not applicable

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : South Fork Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Lincolnton East

COUNTY : Lincoln

RESERVOIR NAME : Long Shoals

DAM NAME : Long Shoals






PROJECT NAME : McAdenville

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : McAdenville DamTo damsheetTo the topNext

NID ID No. : NC01076

FERC No. : 4186

CPCN Docket No. : SP-30 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Wellington Holding, Ltd. - Pharr Yarns, LLC

PROJECT TYPE : FERC Exemption

LICENSE EXPIRES : not applicable

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : South Fork Catawba River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Mount Holly

COUNTY : Gaston

RESERVOIR NAME : McAdenville

DAM NAME : McAdenville






PROJECT NAME : Millersville

THUMBNAIL PHOTO : Millersville DamTo damsheetTo the top

NID ID No. : NC00379

FERC No. : not applicable

CPCN Docket Nos. : SP-33 Sub0 \ SP-33 Sub1 \ SP-162 Sub 0

OWNER / OPERATOR : Haneline Power LLC

PROJECT TYPE : Unlicensed

LICENSE EXPIRES : not applicable

BASIN : Catawba

STREAM : Lower Little River

1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Millersville

COUNTY : Alexander

RESERVOIR NAME : Millersville

DAM NAME : Millersville



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