Bunches Creek, Qualla Boundary (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bunches Creek, Qualla Boundary

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Bunches Creek flows through the Indian Creek Campground in the Qualla Boundary. This higher-elevation stream is one of several sites that ORNL and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are considering for a potential micro-hydropower installation to improve fish passage and local energy access.

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Genevieve Martin, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

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