Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • January 3rd, 2007
Cowans Ford Dam created the largest manmade body of fresh water in North Carolina when Duke Energy dammed the Catawba River in 1963. The total length of the facility is 7,387 feet, including more than a mile of earthen dam. The concrete portion of the dam is 1,279 feet long and 130 feet high. Lake Norman is an "inland sea" with 538 miles of shoreline and a surface area of more than 32,475 acres.
Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • November 6th, 2006
Fishing Creek Reservoir was created in 1916 and has approximately 3,112 surface acres of water and 78 miles of shoreline. The Fishing Creek Dam is 1,770 feet long with 21 flood- gates. The lake also provides a dependable water supply for the Chester Metropolitan District and for Springs Industries, Inc. Full pond elevation is 417.2 feet above mean sea level.
Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • November 6th, 2006
Lake Wateree was created in 1920 for the oper- ation of Wateree Hydroelectric Station. Lake Wateree has approximately 13,864 surface acres and 181 miles of shoreline and is the sec- ond largest of the eleven-lake system on the Catawba and Wateree rivers. The lake also pro- vides a dependable water supply for the Lugoff- Elgin Water Authority and the City of Camden, South Carolina. Full pond elevation is 225.5 feet above mean sea level.
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.
Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • November 6th, 2006
Lake Wylie was named after Dr. W. Gil Wylie, who organized the Catawba Power Company, a predecessor of Duke Energy. It is the oldest lake on the Catawba River. The lake was first created in 1904 by a dam near Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA)Catawba-Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (Cra) • January 4th, 2007
Lookout Shoals Lake was formed in 1915 with the construction of the Lookout Shoals Hydroelectric Station. The lake has approximate- ly 1,305 acres of surface area and 29 miles of shoreline and is one of the smallest reservoirs on the eleven-lake system. Full pond elevation for Lookout Shoals Lake is 838.1 feet above mean sea level.
