The Ocoee Flume is a unique structure, the only one of its kind in the nation. Constructed of tongue-and-groove California longleaf pine, it resembles a wooden trough snaking along the rock bluffs that line the Ocoee River. ... In 1939 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) purchased the powerhouses, dams, and flume line.

What is a flume line?

A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. ... Flumes route water from a diversion dam or weir to a desired materiel collection location.

When was Ocoee dam built?

Facts About Ocoee No.

2 Dam started in May 1912 and was completed in October 1913. The dam is 30 feet high and stretches 450 feet across the Ocoee River. Units 1 and 2 installed in October 1913; the first power was generated on October 24, 1913.