Record #:

11899

Author(s):

Baston, Rhodes

Abstract:

The Flood Control Committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, assisted by Senator W. Kerr Scott, has organized the construction of a dam across the Yadkin River. Implemented to prevent flooding, construction of the dam has led to the creation of a 1500 acre lake, 802 acres of which will be available for public access and recreational use.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 3, July 1963, p14

Subject(s):

Dams--Yadkin River

Record #:

12652

Author(s):

Eisele, Douglas

Abstract:

Two giant dam projects are creating a new future for the Catawba and Yadkin rivers in Western North Carolina. Financed by Duke Power Company, a huge hydroelectric plant is under construction on the highly-developed Catawba River, creating the biggest lake in the State, Lake Norman. The Army Corps of Engineers is co-partnering with the town of Winston-Salem to construct a dam that will harness the Yadkin River.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 4, July 1961, p41, 43, il

Subject(s):

Dams--Yadkin River

Record #:

13191

Author(s):

Hurley, Jim, Jr.

Abstract:

With waters sinking to the lowest ebb in the winter months since 1916, the granite face of \"Old Whitney\" Dam was actually visible from the banks of the Yadkin River near New London, North Carolina. Hurley recounts the history of Whitney Dam, a unique structure built entirely from Rowan County granite.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 23, Apr 1956, p11-12, f

Subject(s):

Dams--Yadkin River

Record #:

16662

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. received a 50-year lease in 1958 to generate hydropower on the Yadkin River. Four dams were built to power the nearby Alcoa aluminum plant which employed 1,000 in Stanly County and the town of Badin. The lease expired in 2008, and the plant closed in 2002. The dams still generate power which nets millions in profit yearly for Alcoa. The dams belong to Alcoa but the water belongs to North Carolina. The governor and Stanly County officials opposed renewal of the lease because the company is making money but not putting much back into the area. The dispute is now in the courts.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 32 Issue 1, Jan 2012, p36-41, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dams--Yadkin River; Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (Stanly County); Hydropower plants--Stanly County