Blue Ridge Dam - Blue Ridge, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member debbado
N 34° 52.946 W 084° 16.924
16S E 748402 N 3863376
NOTE: The dam area is closed due to construction. Check their website on updates. The Blue Ridge Dam is 1000' in length and 167' in height. It was built from 1925-1931 and purchased from the Tennessee Electric Power Company by TVA in 1939.
Waymark Code: WM6Q9W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member manchanegra
Views: 6
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The coordinates will take you to a pull-off at the top of the dam with informational signs about the dam. There are a couple of places to view from the bottom of the dam and there are signs that show you how to get there.

Facts & Figures:

The construction of Blue Ridge Dam was begun in 1925 and completed in 1930.

Blue Ridge Dam is 167 feet high and stretches 1,000 feet across the Toccoa River.

The water level in Blue Ridge Reservoir varies 20 feet in a normal year.

Blue Ridge has a flood-storage capacity of 68,550 acre-feet.

The generating capacity of Blue Ridge Dam is 22,000 kilowatts of electricity.

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Waterway where the dam is located: Toccoa River and Lake Blue Ridge

Main use of the Water Dam: Hydroelectric Power Production

Material used in the structure: Concrete

Height of Dam: 167'

Fishing Allowed: yes

Date built: Not listed

Motor Sports Allowed: Not Listed
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