ML12257A064
| ML12257A064 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 08/01/2012 |
| From: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Justin Poole Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| Poole J C | |
| References | |
| Download: ML12257A064 (1) | |
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TVA: Ocoee Reservoir No. 2 http://www.tva.gov/sites/ocoee2.htm
[8/1/2012 9:39:14 AM]TVA Region Map Ocoee Reservoir No. 2The Ocoee ranks as one of the top 10 whitewater rivers in the country. A number of commercialoutfitters supply equipment and organize whitewater rafting trips in the area.Ocoee Dam No. 2, located in southeast Tennessee, is the second in aseries of three TVA dams on the Ocoee River. Ocoee No. 2, completed in1913, was among the first hydroelectric projects in the region. It wasacquired by TVA in 1939. Together the Ocoee dams form an integral part of TVA's hydroelectric system and provide important recreation benefits.The Ocoee No. 2 powerhouse is located nearly five miles downstreamfrom the dam. At the dam, water from the river is diverted into a flume,a wooden trough supported on a bench carved out of the mountainside.
The flume carries the water to a point where it is discharged through pipes to the powerhouse more than 250 feet below.This ingenious system allows the amount of power generated by the 30-foot-high dam to equal that of a 250-foot-high dam. Constructed in 1912, the flume is on the National Register of Historic Places.More information on Ocoee Reservoir No. 2Daily reservoir operation informationRecreation release schedule Ocoee No. 2:Facts & Figures Construction of Ocoee Dam No. 2began in 1912 and was completed in1913. The dam is 30 feet high and stretches450 feet across the Ocoee River. Ocoee Dam No. 2 is a hydroelectricfacility. It has two generating units with a net dependable capacity of 23 megawatts. Net dependable capacityis the amount of power a dam canproduce on an average day, minus the electricity used by the dam itself.Water is diverted from generation andallowed to flow over the dam onselected days to provide for whitewater rafting downstream of thedam. The dam is constructed of a timbercrib filled with rock.
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