Walters Lake

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Blewett Falls Lake

Blewett Falls Lake is the storage reservoir for the Blewett Falls Hydroelectric Development (FERC Project No. 2206). The Blewett Falls dam is located at approximately mile 195 on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in Anson and Richmond counties in central North Carolina. The dam has a maximum height of about 50 feet above the river bed.

The Blewett Falls development began operation in 1912 and is owned and operated by Progress Energy. The surface area of Blewett Falls Lake covers about 2,560 acres at the normal full pool elevation of 178.1 feet above mean sea level. At full pool elevation Blewett Falls Lake contains approximately 34 linear miles of shoreline. Total generating capacity of the hydroelectric plant is 22 MW. 

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Lake Tillery

Lake Tillery is the storage reservoir for the Tillery Hydroelectric Development (FERC Project No. 2206). The Tillery dam is located at approximately mile 219 on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in Stanly and Montgomery counties in central North Carolina. The dam has a maximum height of about 89 feet above the river bed.

The Tillery development began operation in 1928 and is owned and operated by Progress Energy. The surface area of Lake Tillery covers about 5,260 acres at the normal full pool elevation of 278.2 feet above mean sea level. At full pool elevation Lake Tillery contains approximately 118 linear miles of shoreline. Total generating capacity of the hydroelectric plant is 86 MW.

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