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Carolinas River Dams { 23 images } Created 29 Nov 2010

Aerial photos of power dams on the Yadkin and Catawba Rivers in North and South Carolina.
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  • Blewett Falls Dam and Lake, Yadkin River, NC
    BlewettFalls_001.jpg
  • Cedar Creek Reservoir (also known as Rocky Creek Dam) Dam on the Catawba River below Great Falls, SC (Duke Energy)
    CedarCreek_001.jpg
  • View of Falls Dam  from upstream northwest of Morrow Mountain in the Uwharrie Mountainn Range, Yadkin River, NC
    FallsDam_001.jpg
  • Falls Dam on the Yadkin  River
    FallsDam_002.jpg
  • Falls Dam on the Yadkin  River
    FallsDam_003.jpg
  • Falls Dam including view of Narrows (Badin) Dam in the far background
    FallsDam_004.jpg
  • Fishing Creek Dam (locally known as Nitrolee) and US Hwy 21/SC Hwy 200 near Great Falls, SC
    FishingCreek_001.jpg
  • Historic Great Falls of the Catawba, now dry, diverted for hydro power to run Mills in 1907. In the foreground is the village of Great Falls, once a prosperous textile town, now all three mills are closed, demolished or burnt. As part of Duke Energy's hydro re-licesning, Duke will release water through the dry river channel just below center left( in the photo) for whitewater kayaking. Great Falls wants to re-invent itself as an outdoor adventure destination. The forested shores of the  reservoirs formed by the several dams have been protected by the Katawba Valley Land Trust and will be a wilderness state park.
    Great Falls Diversion-1.jpg
  • High Rock  dam on the Yadkin River, Hydro Power generating (Progress Energy)
    HighRockDam_001.jpg
  • High Rock  dam on the Yadkin River, Hydro Power generating (Progress Energy). and High Rock Mountain
    HighRockDam_002.jpg
  • Mtn Island Lake Dam, built in 1924 as a hydro station,on the Catawba River above Charlotte. The resulting 3,281 acre lake is the water supply for Charlotte and surrounding communities. It also cools the water from Duke Energy's Riverbend Steam Station.
    MtnIsland_001.jpg
  • Narrows (Badin) Dam, Yadkin River, NC
    Narrows-BadinDam_001.jpg
  • Narrows (Badin) Dam, Yadkin River, NC
    Narrows-BadinDam_002.jpg
  • Narrows (Badin) Dam, Yadkin River, NC
    Narrows-BadinDam_003.jpg
  • Narrows (Badin) Dam, Yadkin River, NC
    Narrows-BadinDam_004.jpg
  • Tillery Dam, Power Plant  and Lake on Pee Dee (Yadkin) River, NC
    TilleryDam_001.jpg
  • Tuckertown Dam, Hydro Dam on the Yadkin River, operated by Alcoa, North Carolina
    TuckertownDam_001.jpg
  • Lake Wylie Dam on the Catawba River, South Carolina.  Duke Energy hydro dam.  A Tailrace is popular for fishing and kayaking
    Wylie Dam-3.jpg
  • Lake Wylie Dam on the Catawba River, South Carolina.  Duke Energy hydro dam.  A Tailrace is popular for fishing and kayaking
    Wylie Dam-2.jpg
  • Lake Wylie Dam on the Catawba River, South Carolina.  Duke Energy hydro dam.  A Tailrace is popular for fishing and kayaking
    Wylie Dam-1.jpg
  • Diversion wall for Great Falls Reservoir, Great Falls, SC. At right is the "Great Falls of the Catawba" , now dry due to the 1907 diversion, which DukeEnergy   will release water through for recreational  paddlers as part of Duke's Hydroelectric Relicensing Agreement, as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The town of Great Falls is eager for this to boost its tourism economy.
    Great Falls Diversion-02.tif
  • Diversion wall for Great Falls Reservoir, Great Falls, SC. At right is the "Great Falls of the Catawba" , now dry due to the 1907 diversion, which DukeEnergy   will release water through for recreational  paddlers as part of Duke's Hydroelectric Relicensing Agreement, as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The town of Great Falls is eager for this to boost its tourism economy.
    Great Falls Diversion-01.tif
  • Duke Energy's Lake Wylie Dam open floodgates after flood event
    Wylie Dam-4.jpg