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  2. Lake Lure (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]

  3. List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River - Wikipedia

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    Ocoee Dam No. 2 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 2; Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 3; South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston River, forming South Holston Lake; Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River forms Tellico Lake; Tims Ford Dam on the Elk River impounds Tims Ford Lake; Watauga Dam on the ...

  4. Lake Lure, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Stroud owned them and the power the dam generated until 1965. In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the legislation that authorized the Town of Lake Lure to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring the assets from Stroud. The dam, power company, and real estate of Lake Lure were acquired by the Town of Lake Lure in 1965. [3]

  5. North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about ...

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    Water overtopped the Lake Lure dam in North Carolina on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the area. ... Tennessee, downstream from the Walters Dam, were still asked to ...

  6. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...

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    At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.

  7. Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure ...

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    The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin. At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam was ...

  8. List of dams and reservoirs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).

  9. Category:Reservoirs in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Lake Julian (North Carolina) Lake Kristi; Lake Louise (Roaring Gap, North Carolina) Lake Orange; Lake Summit, North Carolina; Little River Reservoir (North Carolina) Lake Lure (North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Cabarrus County, North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Raleigh, North Carolina)