Falls Reservoir
| Falls Reservoir | |
|---|---|
Falls Reservoir Falls Reservoir | |
| Location | Montgomery / Stanly counties, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°23′43″N 080°04′29″W / 35.39528°N 80.07472°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Yadkin River |
| Primary outflows | Yadkin River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 204 acres (83 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 292 ft (89 m)[1] |
Falls Reservoir is part of the Yadkin River Project in North Carolina and managed by Alcoa as part of their hydroelectric business. It is the last of four reservoirs along a 38-mile (61 km) stretch of the Yadkin River. Falls Reservoir is the smallest of the four reservoirs and covers 204 acres (0.83 km2) and has a shoreline length of 6 miles (9.7 km).[2] The hydroelectric operation was sold to Cube Hydro Carolinas in February 2017.[3]
Other lakes in the Yadkin River Project
References
- ^ a b *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falls Reservoir
- ^ "Yadkin Project (FERC No. 2197) Water Quality Monitoring Final Study Plan" (PDF). Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI). August 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
- ^ Bergeron, Josh (February 2, 2017). "Sale finalized for Yadkin River Dams". Salisbury Post. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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