Division of Water Resources
Instream Flow Unit
| Projects By Basin: | LITTLE TENNESSEE |
PROJECT NAME : Fontana
THUMBNAIL PHOTO : 
NID ID # : NC00298
FERC # : not applicable
OWNER / OPERATOR : Tennessee Valley Authority
PROJECT TYPE : Federal
LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : not applicable
BASIN : Little Tennessee
STREAM : Little Tennessee River
1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Fontana Dam
COUNTIES : Graham, Swain
RESERVOIR NAME : Fontana
DAM NAME : Fontana
FLOW-RELATED LINKS : Water Release Schedule
PROJECT NAME : Queens Creek THUMBNAIL PHOTO : NID ID # : NC00333 FERC # : 2694 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 03/01/2002||03/02/2032
( View licensing activities, settlement agreement and tips to view license ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Queens Creek 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Hewitt COUNTY : Macon RESERVOIR NAME : Queens Creek DAM NAME : Queens Creek PROJECT NAME : Tapoco (Tallassee) THUMBNAIL PHOTOS : NID ID Nos. : NC00392; 3; TN0906; 4 FERC No. : 2169 OWNER / OPERATOR : Alcoa Power Generating Inc. PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 03/01/2005||03/02/2045
( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAMS : Cheoah River, Little Tennessee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Tapoco COUNTIES : Graham, Swain, NC; Blount, Monroe, TN RESERVOIR NAMES : Santeetlah, Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee DAM NAMES : Santeetlah, Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee FLOW-RELATED LINKS : Santeetlah || U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
COMMENTS : Calderwood dam is located downstream of NC in TN, but it impounds water in NC. Chilhowee is entirely within TN. PROJECT NAME : Bryson THUMBNAIL PHOTO : NID ID No. : NC00790 FERC No. : 2601 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 07/31/05 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Oconaluftee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Bryson City COUNTY : Swain RESERVOIR NAME : Ela DAM NAME : Ela PROJECT NAME : Dillsboro THUMBNAIL PHOTO : NID ID No. : NC00339 FERC No. : 2602 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 07/31/05 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Tuckasegee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Greens Creek COUNTY : Jackson RESERVOIR NAME : Dillsboro DAM NAME : Dillsboro FLOW-RELATED LINKS : Dillsboro || U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
COMMENTS : The Dillsboro Dam is slated for removal as part of the relicensing of the licensee's other hydropower projects in the Little Tennessee Basin of North Carolina. PROJECT NAME : Franklin THUMBNAIL PHOTO : NID ID No. : NC00140 FERC No. : 2603 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 07/31/05 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Little Tennessee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Corbin Knob COUNTY : Macon RESERVOIR NAME : Emery DAM NAME : Porters Bend FLOW-RELATED LINKS : U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
PROJECT NAME : East Fork THUMBNAIL PHOTOS : NID ID Nos. : NC00334; 5; 6; 789 FERC No. : 2698 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 01/31/06 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Tuckasegee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEETS : Lake Toxaway, Big Ridge, Tuckasegee COUNTY : Jackson RESERVOIR NAMES : Cedar Cliff, Bear, Tanasee, Wolf DAM NAMES : Cedar Cliff, Bear Creek, Tanasee Creek, Wolf Creek FLOW-RELATED LINKS : East Fork || U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
PROJECT NAME : West Fork THUMBNAIL PHOTOS : NID ID Nos. : NC00337; 8; 378 FERC No. : 2686 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 01/31/06 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : West Fork Tuckasegee River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Glenville COUNTY : Jackson RESERVOIR NAMES : Glenville, Thorpe DAM NAMES : Glenville, Thorpe FLOW-RELATED LINKS : West Fork || U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
PROJECT NAME : Nantahala THUMBNAIL PHOTOS : NID ID Nos. : NC83004; 5; 00371 FERC No. : 2692 OWNER / OPERATOR : Duke Power Company LLC PROJECT TYPE : FERC License LICENSE EFFECTIVE||EXPIRES : 02/28/06 ( View licensing activities ) BASIN : Little Tennessee STREAM : Nantahala River 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD SHEET : Topton COUNTIES : Clay, Macon RESERVOIR NAMES : Dicks, Nantahala, Whiteoak, Diamond Valley DAM NAMES : Dicks, Nantahala, Whiteoak, Diamond Valley FLOW-RELATED LINKS : Nantahala => U.S.Geological Survey Real-time Data
COMMENTS : Dicks and Diamond Valley dams no longer divert water under post-licensing agreement. Please send questions or comments to the Instream Flow Unit, which created and maintains this site.
