Английская Википедия:Fontana Lake
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox body of water Fontana Lake is a reservoir impounded by Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River, and is located in Graham and Swain counties in North Carolina. The lake forms part of the southern border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the northern border of part of the Nantahala National Forest. Depending on water levels, the lake is about Шаблон:Convert long. The eastern end is the Tuckasegee River near Bryson City.[1] It has an average depth of Шаблон:Convert and reaches a maximum depth of Шаблон:Convert, making it the deepest lake in North Carolina.[2] The lake has many inlets into coves and many islands formed from former mountain peaks, especially near the eastern end. As with most dam-impounded lakes, the steep banks are exposed when water levels are low. Many towns were submerged shortly after the creation of Fontana Lake, such as Proctor and Judson.
Fontana Lake provides the only access into the most remote areas of the National Park, unless visitors undertake a multi-day hike to get there. When the lake is at the normal summer level, a boat may be used to access remote trailheads such as Hazel Creek. From the observation tower on Clingmans Dome, on a clear day the lake can be seen nearly a mile below. While the maximum controlled elevation of the lake (top of dam gates) is Шаблон:Convert, the normal Summer surface elevation is Шаблон:Convert.[3] NC 28 roughly parallels the southern shore of the lake, and US 19, between Bryson City and Wesser/Lauada, briefly skims an inlet at the extreme southeastern edge.
Name
Fontana is named after a Montvale Lumber Company logging town that was once situated at the mouth of Eagle Creek on the lake's north shore. The name is derived from the Italian word for "fountain".[4]
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External links
- ↑ U.S. Geological survey 1983
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ TVA Fontana Operating Guide
- ↑ Duane Oliver, Hazel Creek From Then Till Now (Maryville, Tenn.: Stinnett Printing, 1989), 69.
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- Little Tennessee River
- Reservoirs in North Carolina
- Protected areas of Swain County, North Carolina
- Protected areas of Graham County, North Carolina
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Nantahala National Forest
- Bodies of water of Swain County, North Carolina
- Bodies of water of Graham County, North Carolina
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