Queens Creek P-2694

General information
Waterway	Nantahala River Queens Creek
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2694
FERC project name	Queens Creek
Permit issued	3/23/02
Permit expiration	2/24/32
Ownership and operation
Owner	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1949
Transmission or distribution system owner	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	1
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	1.4 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	3,260.7 MWH

The Queens Creek project is located on Queens Creek, 1.5 miles upstream of its confluence with the Nantahala River, near the town of Topton in Macon county, NC.

A settlement agreement between Nantahala Power & Light, NC DENR, NC WRC for the project was filed on October 30, 2000.