Lake James

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Lake James
Lake James Image.jpg
Location: North Carolina (USA)
Tributaries: Catawba River , Linville River , Paddy Creek
Drain: Catawba River
Major cities nearby: Marion
Larger places nearby: Glen Alpine
Lake James, North Carolina
Lake James
Coordinates 35 ° 44 '37 "  N , 81 ° 53' 2"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 44 '37 "  N , 81 ° 53' 2"  W.
Data on the structure
Lock type: Earthfill dam
Construction time: 1916-1923
Height of the barrier structure : 45.7 m; 48.8 m; 50.3 m
Crown length: 404 m; 490.7 m; 961.6 m
Power plant output: 20 MW
Operator: Duke Energy
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 365.8  m
Water surface 27.6 km²
Particularities:

three dams

Lake James is a reservoir in the US state of North Carolina . The lake has an area of ​​about 27.6 km² when it is fully blocked. It is located in Burke and McDowell Counties .

Lake James is the uppermost reservoir in the river system of the Catawba River and is dammed by three dams :

  • Linville Dam: 48.8 m high and 404 m long
  • Paddy Creek Dam: 50.3 meters high and 490.7 meters long
  • Catawba Dam: 45.7 meters high and 961.6 meters long

The neighboring dams Linville and Paddy Creek block the outflows of Paddy Creek and Linville River , further south of the Catawba Dam that of the Catawba River. The southern reservoir of the Catawba River and the northern Linville Paddy Creek Basin are connected by a passage less than 100 m wide. North Carolina Highway 126 also bridges the lake there.

Erected Lake James from 1916 to 1923 by Duke Energy . It is named after James Buchanan Duke , a co-founder of the company. The reservoir is used to generate electricity, the power house is located below the Linville dam. The Bridgewater Hydro Station, named after a railway depot of the Southern Railway , has an output of 20 MW and went into operation in 1919.

In addition to producing electricity, the lake is also a recreational area. Large areas of the northwest bank are part of Lake James State Park .

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