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Fontana Dam topographic map

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Fontana Dam

Fontana Dam is 2,365 feet (721 m) long and 480 feet (146 m) high, making it the tallest dam in the Eastern United States. The dam has a flood storage capacity of 513,965 acre-feet (633,966,000 m3), and the combined capacity of its three generators is 293.6 megawatts. Fontana Lake has 238 miles (383 km) of shoreline and 10,230 acres (4,140 ha) of water surface, and its surface elevation varies by 57 feet (17 m) annually.

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Name: Fontana Dam topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Fontana Dam, Swain County, North Carolina, United States (35.45179 -83.80787 35.45280 -83.80223)

Average elevation: 525 m

Minimum elevation: 384 m

Maximum elevation: 769 m

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