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1 similar Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) contracts
Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • November 6th, 2006
Built over a seven-year period beginning in 1916, Lake James required the construction of three dams: Linville, Paddy Creek and Catawba. Linville Dam is 160 feet high and 1,325 feet long. Paddy Creek Dam is 165 feet high and 1,610 feet long. Catawba Dam is 150 feet high and 3,155 feet long. The lake straddles the McDowell-Burke county line. Lake James has a surface area of approximately 6,812 acres, with 144 miles of shoreline. Full pond elevation is 1,200 feet above mean sea level.
