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An ambulance and fire truck donated by Davis Auto Sales of Chesterfield, Virginia to the Lansing Volunteer Fire Department in North Carolina after they were hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Tributary to East Fork Deep River: Recreation dam. Hoosier Dam (Reeves Lake Dam) 25 ft (7.6 m) 2018 Chatham County: Rocky River: Hydropower dam owned by Rocky River Hydro. Rush Mountain Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2017 Henderson
Authorities went house-to-house urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officials warned the barrier could be nearing failure.
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Bynum Dam. The Haw River has been dammed many times throughout its history to provide power for mills, irrigation for crops, and drinking water supplies. Some remnants of dams are still visible. The following dams are still extant on the Haw River: [11] [12] B. Everett Jordan Dam - 113 ft (34 m) Bynum Dam - 8 ft (2.4 m) Saxapahaw Dam - 30 ft (9 ...
A weir / w ɪər / or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
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The dam, built in 1925 and 1926, is a tourist and recreational destination for the rural county. It also harnesses the Broad River and two creeks to power a hydroelectric plant producing ...