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Lake GlenvilleNORTH CAROLINA |
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• River: West Fork Tuckasegee River • Length: 26 Miles • Surface Area: 1,470 Acres • Volume: 72,000 Acre Feet • Drainage Area: 37 Square Miles • Maximum Depth: 120 feet During World War II, ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America) needed more electricity to make aluminum for the war effort. In June 1940, Nantahala Power and Light, then owned by ALCOA, began constructing a dam on the west fork of the Tuckasegee River at Onion Falls. They completed it in late 1941, filling a new lake called Thorpe Reservoir or Lake Glenville. It encompassed the entire valley north of Cashiers, flooding the town of Glenville including schools, homes, businesses, and farmlands to a depth of 300 feet. |
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