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East Fork (Tannasee Creek) Dam, North Carolina
East Fork (Tannasee Creek) Dam on the East Fork Tuckasegee in North Carolina.
Open in BirdTrout35.213506, -83.001924 · Jackson County · NID NC00335. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
East Fork Tuckasegee carries no anadromous run on our corridor map, so this page makes no claim about salmon or steelhead at this dam. What it sits on is coldwater — resident trout water — and the section below says which classification says so.
The structure
- Owner
- Duke Energy Public Utility
- Purpose
- Hydroelectric
- Completed
- 1955
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 140 ft
- Length
- 385 ft
- Spillway
- Controlled, 165 ft wide
- Storage
- 1,340 acre-ft · 40 acre pool
- Drainage
- 25 sq mi
- Condition
- Satisfactory · High hazard potential
- Status
- Normal Operations
From the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Hazard potential is a downstream-consequence classification, not a statement about the structure's condition.
The water above and below
- Tuckasegee River 0.09 mi from the dam · Wild Trout Waters · wild (NCWRC)
- Slickens Creek 0.31 mi from the dam · Wild Trout Waters · wild (NCWRC)
- Doe Branch 0.43 mi from the dam · Wild Trout Waters · wild (NCWRC)
- Wolf Creek 0.57 mi from the dam · Wild Trout Waters · wild (NCWRC)
Coldwater designation is the state's own classification. A dam sits on one river and this list is every designated reach within a mile and a half of it, so a tributary mouth shows up here too.
Water right now
| Gauge | Distance | Temp | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| W F Pigeon R above Lake Logan Nr Hazelwood, Nc | 13.1 mi | 61.9 °F | 39 cfs |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it. A hydro dam's releases move the flow below it on a schedule the gauge sees and this page does not.
Getting to it
- Bear Creek 4.1 mi · walk in · Bear Creek Lake
- Bear Creek 4.1 mi · boat launch · Bear Creek Lake
- Balsam Lake 4.5 mi · walk in · Balsam Lake
Public access sites near the dam, straight-line distance. A dam itself is private property unless its owner says otherwise; these are the places the state lists as open.
Fly shops nearby
- Highland Hiker 9.0 mi · Cashiers
- Brookings Anglers 9.0 mi · Cashiers
- Davidson River Outfitters 16.4 mi · Pisgah Forest
- Tuckaseegee Fly Shop 16.6 mi · Sylva
- Maggie Valley Fly Shop 21.2 mi · Maggie Valley · +18284766710