North Carolina Hydroelectric Facilities
NAME FERC # OWNER PROJTYPE EXPIRES BASIN STREAM COUNTY LAKE NOTES
Apalachia Tennessee Valley Authority Federal HIW Hiwassee River Cherokee Apalachia
Chatuge Tennessee Valley Authority Federal HIW Hiwassee River Clay Chatuge
Fontana Tennessee Valley Authority Federal LTN Little Tennessee River Graham, Swain Fontana
Hiwassee Tennessee Valley Authority Federal HIW Hiwassee River Cherokee Hiwassee
Nottely Tennessee Valley Authority Federal HIW Nottely River Nottely Located in Georgia and upstream of NC. Dam affects flows in NC.
John H. Kerr US Army Corps of Engineers Federal RKE Roanoke River John H. Kerr Located in Virginia and upstream of NC. Dam affects flows in NC.
Philpott US Army Corps of Engineers Federal RKE Smith River Located in Virginia and upstream of NC. Dam affects flows in NC.
Idols 2585 Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC License 07/31/00 YAD Yadkin River Forsyth
Gaston & Roanoke Rapids 2009 Virginia Electric & Power Co. License 01/31/01 RKE Roanoke River Multiple (3) Gaston, Roanoke Rapids
Queens Creek 2694 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 09/30/01 LTN Queens Creek Macon Queens Creek
Tallassee 2169 Tapoco Inc. License 02/28/05 LTN Cheoah R., Little Tennessee R. Graham Calderwood, Cheoah, Santeetlah Calderwood dam located in Tennessee and downstream of NC. Impounds water in NC.
Bryson 2601 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 07/31/05 LTN Oconoluftee River Swain Ela
Dillsboro 2602 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 07/31/05 LTN Tuckaseegee River Jackson
Franklin 2603 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 07/31/05 LTN Little Tennessee River Macon Emery
Mission 2619 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 08/31/05 HIW Hiwassee River Clay
East Fork 2698 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 01/31/06 LTN East Fork Tuckaseegee River Jackson Bear, Cedar Cliff, Tanasee, Wolf
West Fork 2686 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 01/31/06 LTN West Fork Tuckaseegee River Jackson Glenville, Thorpe
Nantahala 2692 Nantahala Power & Light Co. License 02/28/06 LTN Nantahala River Clay, Macon Dicks, Nantahala, Whiteoak
Yadkin 2197 Yadkin Inc. License 04/30/08 YAD Yadkin River Multiple (3) Falls, Narrows, Tuckertown, High Rock
Yadkin - Pee Dee 2206 Carolina Power & Light Co. License 04/30/08 YAD Pee Dee River Multiple (2) Tillery, Blewett Falls
Catawba-Wateree 2232 Duke Power Co. License 08/31/08 CAT Catawba River Multiple (9) James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, Lookout, Norman, Mtn. Is., Wylie
Bynum 4093 Bynum Hydro Co. License 04/30/15 CFR Haw River Chatham
Ward's Mill 9842 Ray R. Ward License 08/31/16 WGA Watauga River Watauga
Keowee & Jocassee 2503 Duke Power Co. License 08/31/16 SAV Toxaway River Transylvania Jocassee Dam located in SC and downstream of NC. Jocassee impounds waters in NC.
Lake Tahoma 4021 Buck Creek Corp. License 06/30/22 CAT Buck Creek McDowell Tahoma
Carbonton 3155 Cox Lake-Carbonton Associates License 06/30/22 CFR Deep River Lee
Worthville 3156 Cox Hydroelectric License 09/30/22 CFR Deep River Randolph
Cascade 2541 Cascade Power Co. License 07/30/24 FBR Little River Transylvania Cascade
Spencer Mountain 2607 Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC License 06/30/25 CAT South Fork Catawba River Gaston
Henrietta Mills 10812 Daniel N. Evans, Jr. License 09/30/30 BRD Second Broad River Rutherford
Pinnacles 10896 City of Danville VA License 04/30/31 RKE Dan River Licensed in Virginia. Dam affects flows in NC.
Avalon 11169 H & H Properties License 06/30/32 RKE Mayo River Rockingham
Mayo 11219 Mayo Hydro License 02/28/33 RKE Mayo River Rockingham
Ramseur 11392 J & T Hydro Co. License 02/28/34 CFR Deep River Randolph
Walters 432 Carolina Power & Light Co. License 10/31/34 FBR Pigeon River Haywood Waterville
Cooleemee 11264 Turbine Industries, Inc. License 04/30/34 YAD South Yadkin River Davie, Rowan Cooleemee
W. Kerr Scott 6879 Southeastern Hydro-Power, Inc. License 01/31/35 YAD Yadkin River Wilkes W. Kerr Scott COE reservoir; hydro plant not in existence; licensee must proceed or lose license
B. Everett Jordan 11437 Hydro Matrix Partnership, Ltd. License 05/31/47 CFR Haw River Chatham B. Everett Jordan
Gaston Shoals 2332 Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC License BRD Broad River Cleveland Licensed in SC. Located downstream of NC with 100 acres of backwater in state.
Capitola 3457 French Broad Electric Membership Corp. Exemption FBR French Broad River Madison
Caroleen 7679 Clearwater Hydro Co. Exemption BRD Second Broad River Rutherford
Cedar Falls 7783 Bullock Development Corp. Exemption CFR Deep River Randolph
Coleridge 7478 Deep River Hydro Exemption CFR Deep River Randolph
Cox Lake 6559 Cox Hydroelectric Exemption CFR Deep River Randolph
Craggy 7497 Metropolitan Sewerage Dist. Buncombe Co. Exemption FBR French Broad River Buncombe
Eury 4815 Catalyst Energy Corp. Exemption YAD Little River Montgomery
Glencoe Mills 7404 Glencoe Mill Hydroelectric, Inc. Exemption CFR Haw River Alamance
Hardins 6492 Harden Manufacturing Co. Exemption CAT South Fork Catawba River Gaston
High Falls 7987 Cook Industries, Inc. Exemption CFR Deep River Moore
High Shoals 4827 Consolidated Hydro Exemption CAT South Fork Catawba River Gaston
Ivy River 7509 Sithe Energies Exemption FBR Ivy River Madison
Little River(Robinson) 3932 Hydrodine Industries LLC Exemption YAD Little River Montgomery
Lockville 6276 Leroy Townsend Exemption CFR Deep River Chatham
Long Shoals 7742 Consolidated Hydro Exemption CAT South Fork Catawba River Lincoln
Marshall 2380 Carolina Power & Light Co. Exemption FBR French Broad River Madison
McAdenville 4186 Stowe Mills, Inc. Exemption CAT South Fork Catawba River Gaston
Milburnie 7910 H & H Properties Exemption NUS Neuse River Wake
Raeford 6619 Hydrotech, Inc. Exemption CFR Rockfish Creek Cumberland
Rocky River 3586 Joseph Ellen Exemption CFR Rocky River Chatham
Saxapahaw 4509 Deep River Hydro Exemption CFR Haw River Alamance
Sharpe Falls 6322 Luminaire Technologies Inc. Exemption NEW North Fork New River Ashe
Steele's Mill 8282 K & K Hydro Exemption YAD Hitchcock Creek Richmond
Turner Shoals Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC Unlicensed BRD Green River Polk Adger
Tuxedo Duke Power Unlicensed BRD Green River Henderson Summit
Rocky Mount Mills Rocky Mount Mills Unlicensed TAR Tar River Nash
Ledbetter Lake Industries, Inc. Unlicensed YAD Hitchcock Creek Richmond
Altamahaw Glen Raven Mills Unlicensed CFR Haw River Alamance
Franklinville(Randolph Mills) Deep River Hydro Unlicensed CFR Deep River Randolph
Cliffside Cone Mills Unlicensed BRD Second Broad River Rutherford
Coltrane Mill Unlicensed CFR Deep River Randolph
Lake Lure Town of Lake Lure Unlicensed BRD Broad River Rutherford Lure
Millersville Sure Power Inc. Unlicensed CAT Lower Little River Alexander
Stice Shoals Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC Unlicensed BRD First Broad River Cleveland
Falls 11432 Hydro Matrix Partnership Ltd. NUS Neuse River Wake Falls of the Neuse Temporary license expired 1/1/97

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