Hiwassee Lake
| Hiwassee Lake | |
|---|---|
Hiwassee Lake is impounded by Hiwassee Dam | |
| Location | United States |
| Coordinates | 35°09′36″N 84°09′54″W / 35.160°N 84.165°W |
| Max. length | 22 mi (35 km) |
| Surface area | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2) |
| Water volume | 434,000 acre⋅ft (0.535 km3) peak 639,590 acre⋅ft (0.78892 km3) |
| Shore length1 | 180 mi (290 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,503 ft (458 m) |
| Settlements | Murphy |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Hiwassee Lake is a man-made reservoir in Cherokee County, North Carolina. It lies along the Hiwassee River created by the Hiwassee Dam which finished construction in 1940. Hiwassee Lake stretches along the river for approximately 22 miles (35 km) to the town of Murphy, North Carolina. It has 180 miles (290 km) of shoreline, a storage capacity of 434,000 acre⋅ft (535,000 dam3), and 205,590 acre⋅ft (253,590 dam3) of flood storage.
Hiwassee Lake is 6,000 acres (2,400 ha). Its tailwaters are part of Apalachia Lake. The reservoir's operating level varies by roughly 38 feet (12 m) in a typical year. The southwestern arm of the reservoir over Persimmon Creek is known as Persimmon Lake. It reaches to a smaller dam which contains Cherokee Lake. The Nottely River also flows into Hiwassee Lake from North Georgia.