The Tillery and Blewett Hydroelectric Plants together compromise the Yadkin – Pee Dee River Project.  These plants are operated as an integrated unit under FERC Project License No. 2206.

The Tillery and Blewett Plants are located in the Southern Piedmont area of North Carolina.  Tillery Hydroelectric Plant is located between Montgomery and Stanly Counties, four miles west of Mt. Gilead and approximately seventeen miles south of Badin Lake.

Progress Energy, formerly known as Carolina Power & Light Company, began construction of the Tillery Hydroelectric development in 1926.  The project was completed and the plant was placed in service in the spring of 1928.

Lake Tillery extends approximately 15 miles upstream from the dam to Yadkin Inc’s Yadkin Flass Hydroelectric Development.  At normal operating levels, the lake is about 72 feet deep at the dam.  The reservoir surface area is 5,260 acres at that level (elevation 278.17).  The usable storage with 22 foot drawdown is 88,000 acre-feet.  The Lake Tillery shoreline is extensively developed with housing.  The lake is widely used by the public for boating, fishing, swimming, and other aquatic recreational activities.

Lake Tillery Shoreline Management Plan

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