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The river's Copper Basin segment is located at just over 35 miles (56 km) upstream from the river's mouth along the Hiwassee River near Benton, Tennessee. The Tennessee Valley Authority's Ocoee Dam Number 3 created a reservoir that extends into the Copper Basin. [1]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Montana designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Copper Basin Mining District: Polk: Acidic drainage from waste materials has caused deforestation, leading to severe erosion, and led to high levels of metals in soil, sediments and surface water. Oils containing PCBs have leaked from abandoned transformers. Abandoned mine workings and deteriorating facilities and waste piles pose significant ...
Canyon Lake is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States.Canyon Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir formed on the Guadalupe River in Comal County by Canyon Dam, which is located about sixteen miles northwest of New Braunfels.
Copper Basin may refer to: Copper Basin (Tennessee) Copper Basin (Nevada) Copper Basin Railway, Arizona; Copper Basin High School, Copperhill, Tennessee
Reservoir: Primary inflows: Denton Creek: Primary outflows: Denton Creek: Basin countries: Texas, United States: Surface area: 7,280 acres (2,950 ha) Max. depth: 65 ft (20 m) Water volume: 181,100 acre⋅ft (0.2234 km 3) Shore length 1: 60 miles (97 km) Surface elevation: 535 ft (163 m) Settlements: Grapevine, Texas: 1 Shore length is not a ...
Lake Tawakoni (/ t ə ˈ w ɑː k ə n i / tə-WAH-kə-nee) is a 37,879-acre (15,329 ha) reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about 48 miles (77 km) east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation.
Ducktown is located in a geological region known as the Copper Basin, and was the center of a major copper-mining district from 1847 until 1987.The district also produced iron, sulfur and zinc as byproducts. [7]