Bad Creek Hydroelectric (Upper Reservoir)

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Duke Energy run pumped storage hydroelectric energy facility. Water is pumped up from Lake Jocassee and stored until demand necessitates additional electricty. The water is then released back to Lake Jocassee.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Creek_Hydroelectric_Station

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Coordinates: 35°0'50"N 83°1'5"W

Tate Lake 78 km
Lake Purdy 377 km
Birmingham Reservoir 385 km
Reservoir 1472 km

Bad Creek Pumped Storage Generating Facility 2.2 km
Lower Whitewater Falls 2.4 km
Whitewater Mountain 2.7 km
Lake Jocassee 7.1 km
Redside Mountain 10 km
Bull Pen Mountain 10 km
Cherry Hill 10 km
NEXT School Eagle Ridge 14 km
Big Stakey Mountain 15 km
Rabun County, Georgia 37 km

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Bad Creek Pumped Storage Generating Facility Lower Whitewater Falls Whitewater Mountain Lake Jocassee Redside Mountain Bull Pen Mountain Cherry Hill NEXT School Eagle Ridge Big Stakey Mountain Rabun County, Georgia