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[at-l] Watauga Dam---

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From: AThiker at smithville.net (Felix)
Date: Wed Feb 16 22:08:08 2005
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Leslie Booher wrote:

>Watauga holds the distinction of being the highest reservoir (more than 1,900 feet above sea level) in the Tennessee River system.
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>This was something that came on the Google News tonight.  It's an article about water levels in the lake.  Now, I thought that Fontana Reservoir was the highest reservoir east of the Mississippi River.  Is it not also in the TVA system?  I would have thought so.  Can anyone clarify this for me?  Thanks.    anklebear
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Don't confuse 'highest' with 'elevation'. I looked in a handbook I have 
that was written by a trail advocate who sometimes changes his opinion 
based on what will help....hey, wait a minute...This handbook shows the 
dam at Fontana at an elevation of 1775'...and, Watagua is just under 
2000', I believe.

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