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Harris Lake, or Shearon Harris Reservoir, [1] is a reservoir in New Hill, North Carolina, [2] approximately 20 miles southwest of Raleigh, the state capitol. Lying 220 ft (67 m) above sea level, the lake covers 4,100 acres (17 km 2) in southwestern Wake County and southeastern Chatham County. It is the source and outlet of cooling water for the ...
The Harris Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant with a single Westinghouse designed pressurized-water nuclear reactor operated by Duke Energy. It was named in honor of W. Shearon Harris, former president of Carolina Power & Light (predecessor of Progress Energy Inc.). [2] Located in New Hill, North Carolina, in the United States, about 20 ...
Rainy Lake (French: lac à la Pluie; Ojibwe: gojiji-zaaga'igan) is a freshwater lake with a surface area of 360 square miles (932 km 2) that straddles the border between the United States and Canada. The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake. Today it is harnessed to make hydroelectricity for US and Canadian locations.
Coordinates: 35°40′52″N 78°56′08″W. New Hill is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, [1] at the crossroads of old U.S. 1 (State Road 1011, running northeast–southwest), New Hill Olive Chapel Road (running north) and New Hill Holleman Road (running south).
The Jordan Lake Dam (also known as the B. Everett Jordan Project and the New Hope Dam) is located at 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the mouth of the Haw River in the upper Cape Fear River drainage Completed in 1974 by the Nello L. Teer Company , it is 1,330 feet (410 m) in length and has a top elevation of 266.5 feet (81.2 m) above mean sea level.
Rainy Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.. The lake is about 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) long and 0.4 kilometres (0.2 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 325 metres (1,066 ft) about 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of the community of Gunter and 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the community of Cloyne.
October 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM. Trump UNITY events, like this one in Charlotte, N.C., are being organized by the LGBTQ conservative group Log Cabin Republicans. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A gathering of ...
The town of Rainy River, Ontario was not developed until the late 19th century and not named until the early 20th century. [3] The river enters the southern end of Lake of the Woods approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the towns of Baudette and Rainy River. A dam at International Falls generates hydroelectricity from the river.