Lake Tahoma | |
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Location | McDowell County, North Carolina, United States |
Coordinates | 35°43′37″N82°05′04″W / 35.72694°N 82.08444°W Coordinates: 35°43′37″N82°05′04″W / 35.72694°N 82.08444°W [1] |
Type | Reservoir |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) [1] |
Lake Tahoma is a private lake in the mountains of Western North Carolina, United States, in McDowell County. [1] It is fed by the waters of Buck Creek, a tributary of the Catawba River. [2] The lake is about 5 miles northwest of Marion.
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Civil Emergency Message is a warning issued through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in the United States to warn the public of a significant in-progress or imminent threat to public safety. It is typically issued by a local or state authority and is relayed by the National Weather Service. The warning is a higher priority than a Local Area Emergency (LAE), but it's less specific than a Civil Danger Warning (CDW). For example, the warning could be used to describe an alert issued by the National Terrorism Advisory System.
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