Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley to support the aluminum industry at the height of ...

2025年1月31日 · At 480 ft, the equivalent of a 50-story skyscraper, it is the highest dam in TVA and the tallest dam east of the Rockies. It's located on the Little Tennessee River. Visit the Fontana Dam Visitor Center for videos , pictures and information of the history of the Dam.

Set against the Great Smoky Mountains, Fontana Village has a stay for every traveler, and for every budget. Set up camp in the great outdoors, embrace the convenience of our mountain lodge, or discover the charm of our pet-friendly cabins.

Fontana Dam (also known as Fontana Village) is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. Fontana Dam is located on North Carolina Highway 28 near the Fontana Dam and the Little Tennessee River. The town incorporated in 2011 and had a full-time population of 33. [4]

Surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Nantahala National Forest, and deep river gorges, Fontana ranks among the most beautiful dams in the world.

Fontana Dam impounds the Little Tennessee River to form Fontana Lake—a reservoir spreading more than 10,000 acres that offers boating, fishing, and access to remote areas on the southwestern side of Great Smoky Mountains National …

Fontana Dam is a concrete gravity dam located about 10 miles from Tapoco, Graham, North Carolina. The dam, which is on the Little Tennessee River, was primarily built for Flood Risk Reduction purposes, but also serves for Navigation, Recreation, Hydroelectric and …

Spurred by wartime necessity, TVA put up Fontana Dam, the tallest dam east of the Rockies with record speed. The dam no one could get to eventually became the most visited in the TVA system.

The highest dam east of the Rocky Mountains, Fontana, is on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina. Fontana Reservoir occupies a site of particular splendor deep in the Great Smoky Mountains.

2024年4月2日 · Fontana Dam, the smallest town in North Carolina, offers easy access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.