Nantahala Project, Nantahala River, North Carolina

Nantahala Project, Nantahala River, North Carolina

This project is located on the Nantahala River and two tributaries, Dicks Creek and White Oak Creek, in western North Carolina. The Nantahala River is one of the most popular recreational rivers in the United States. Beyond its picturesque setting and level of difficulty suited perfectly to unguided canoes, kayaks and rafts, the Class II-III section of the Nantahala has been a recreational mecca for decades rooted in its longstanding history of predictable flow from the Nantahala Dam operated by Nantahala Power and Light, now Duke Energy. Updated in 2020.

Winfield Project, Kanawha River, West Virginia

Winfield Project, Kanawha River, West Virginia

The Winfield Hydroelectric project is owned by the Appalachian Power Company and located on the Kanawha River. The 38-foot high Winfield dam, owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is a gated dam with six roller gates spanning 100 ft between piers and consisting of three locks. This project is operated in conjunction with the upstream London-Marmet project.

Coosa Project, Coosa River, Alabama

Coosa Project, Coosa River, Alabama

The Coosa River Basin drainage encompasses about 10,161 square miles in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The Coosa River begins at the confluence of the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers in northwest Georgia, and flows 267 miles in a southerly direction to its confluence with the Tallapoosa River, forming the Alabama River.