when was fontana dam built
Fontana: Facts + Figures. 1  Construction of Fontana Dam began in 1942 and was completed in 1944. 2  Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric facility. 3  The dam is 480 feet high and stretches 2,365 feet across the Little Tennessee River. 4  Fontana Reservoir provides 238 miles of shoreline and 10,230 acres of water surface for recreation activities. 5  In a year with ...