| Ocoee Dam No. 3 | |
|---|---|
 Ocoee Dam No. 3 | |
| Official name | Ocoee Dam Number 3 |
| Location | Polk County, Tennessee, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°2′26″N 84°28′0″W / 35.04056°N 84.46667°W |
| Construction began | July 17, 1941 |
| Opening date | April 30, 1943 |
| Operator(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Ocoee River |
| Height | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Length | 612 feet (187 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Ocoee No. 3 Reservoir |
Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to meet emergency demands for electricity during World War II. The dam impounds the 360-acre (150 ha) Ocoee No. 3 Reservoir, which stretches 11 miles (18 km) upriver to the Tennessee-Georgia state line.[1] Ocoee No. 3's powerhouse is actually located several miles downstream from the dam, and is fed by a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) conduit that carries water to it from the reservoir.[2]
- ^ Tennessee Valley Authority, Ocoee Reservoir No. 3. Retrieved: 23 January 2009.
- ^ Tennessee Valley Authority, The Hiwassee Valley Projects Volume 2: The Apalachia, Ocoee No. 3, Nottely, and Chatuge Projects, Technical Report No. 5 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948), pp. 1-13, 40, 47, 63, 295, 494.