Falls Reservoir

Reservoir in North Carolina, United States

35°23′43″N 080°04′29″W / 35.39528°N 80.07472°W / 35.39528; -80.07472TypereservoirPrimary inflowsYadkin RiverPrimary outflowsYadkin RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area204 acres (83 ha)

Falls Reservoir is part of the Yadkin River Project in North Carolina and managed by Alcoa as part of their hydroelectric business. It is the last of four reservoirs along a 38-mile (61 km) stretch of the Yadkin River. Falls Reservoir is the smallest of the four reservoirs and covers 204 acres (0.83 km²) and has a shoreline length of 6 miles (9.7 km).^[1] The hydroelectric operation was sold to Cube Hydro Carolinas in February 2017.^[2]

Other lakes in the Yadkin River Project

High Rock Lake
Tuckertown Reservoir
Badin Lake

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Bergeron, Josh (2017-02-02). "Sale finalized for Yadkin River Dams". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 2017-02-02.^{[permanent dead link]}