Paddy Creek Dam

Location: Morganton, NC
Owner: Duke Energy Company
General Contractor: Brayman Construction Corporation
Value: $16,200,000
Date Complete: April 2007

Scope of Project:

Embankment seismic stability improvements to Paddy Creek Dam. Paddy Creek is one of the three dams that make up Lake James 6,510 acre lake.
- clearing and grubbing, 170 acres
- 3000 ft dewatering system with 220 eductor wells, and 15 deep wells
- 1.1 million cy of excavation/embankment
- 200,000 tons of aggregates
- 120 acres of re-forestation

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