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At the TVA summertime water level target "full pool", the lake surface covers 6,430 acres (26 km²) and the estimated depth of Watauga Lake is 265 feet (81 m) at the dam. At full pool, Watauga's elevation is the highest of all TVA lakes at 1,959 feet (597 m) above sea level.
Watauga Lake is bridged by Tennessee State Route 67 over Butler Memorial Bridge just as the watercourse enters Carter County. The Appalachian Trail crosses the river on Watauga Dam. Nearly 3 miles below Watauga Dam, on the Horseshoe section of the Watauga River, is the TVA Wilbur Dam , which forms a much smaller but very deep reservoir known as ...
Recreational use of the park increased during the 60s and 70s, requiring the addition of another camping area. [6] Today, the park is supported by the Watoga State Park Foundation which promotes the recreation, conservation, ecology, history, and natural resources of the park.
Camping is available in RV campgrounds and tent-only camping areas, and primitive tent camping is allowed throughout much of the forest. Ocoee Whitewater Center from the 1996 Summer Olympics, now operated by the U.S. Forest Service in support of hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions
The shore line of Singletary Lake is entirely owned by the state. Waccamaw State Lake: Lake Waccamaw State Park: Columbus [2] 8,938 acres (36.17 km 2) [5] Lake Waccamaw is the largest natural Carolina Bay lake. [7] White State Lake: None Bladen [2] 1,068 acres (4.32 km 2) [5] This is the only State Lake without public lands along its shores.
Watauga Dam is located 37 miles (60 km) above the mouth of the Watauga, at a point where the westward-flowing river veers north to slice a water gap through the middle of Iron Mountain. The dam is about 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream from Butler, Tennessee , and 10 miles (16 km) upstream from Elizabethton.
Elk Knob State Park is a 4,423-acre (17.90 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Watauga County, North Carolina, in the United States. Opened in 2003, it is one of North Carolina's newest state parks. Elk Knob State Park was established to preserve the natural state of Elk Knob, the third highest peak in Watauga County. [3]
The name Fish Springs originated before Watauga Lake was created. It was given this name by early settlers because there was a large cavern system into which, via a relatively small opening, a part of the Watauga River flowed. Fish in the Watauga river migrated into the cavern system in the Fall.