Lake James
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 44 '37 " N , 81 ° 53' 2" W | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 365.8 m | ||||||||||
| Water surface | 27.6 km² | ||||||||||
| Particularities: |
three dams |
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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 .
Web links
- Lake James in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- Duke Energy: Bridgewater Hydro Station (English)
- Duke Energy: Lake James (English)