National Register of Historic Places

Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2

Ocoee, Polk County, Tennessee
Listed
October 31, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002453

About this property

Ocoee Dam Number 2 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The dam impounds the Ocoee No. 2 Reservoir and is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was completed in 1913. Ocoee Dam No. 2 utilizes a wooden flume that carries water from the reservoir down the side of the Ocoee Gorge to the dam's powerhouse 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream. It is situated at the center of one of the nation's top whitewater rafting locations, and the dam's releases help to maintain consistent rapids on the river during warmer months.

Location

Ocoee, Polk County, Tennessee
35.08893, -84.50833

Categories

INDUSTRYENGINEERING
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2 listed on the National Register?

Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1979.

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Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2 is recorded as the industrial era.

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