• Source: List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River

The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
The TVA established the stairway of nine dams and locks that turned the Tennessee River into a 652-mile-long river highway. Dams and reservoirs on the main stem of the river include the following (listed from the furthest upstream to the furthest downstream):

Fort Loudoun Dam impounds Fort Loudoun Lake
Watts Bar Dam impounds Watts Bar Lake
Chickamauga Dam impounds Chickamauga Lake
Nickajack Dam impounds Nickajack Lake
Guntersville Dam impounds Guntersville Lake
Wheeler Dam impounds Wheeler Lake
Wilson Dam impounds Wilson Lake
Pickwick Landing Dam impounds Pickwick Lake
Kentucky Dam impounds Kentucky Lake
Tributary dams and reservoirs include:

Apalachia Dam on the Hiwassee River forms Apalachia Reservoir
Blue Ridge Dam dams the Toccoa River, forming Blue Ridge Reservoir
Boone Dam on the South Fork Holston River forms Boone Reservoir
Chatuge Dam dams the Hiwassee River to form Chatuge Reservoir
Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Lake
Douglas Dam on the French Broad River impounds Douglas Lake
Elk River Dam on the Elk River forms Woods Reservoir
Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River impounds Fontana Lake
Fort Patrick Henry Dam on the South Fork Holston River impounds Fort Patrick Henry Lake
Hiwassee Dam dams the Hiwassee River immediately above Apalachia Reservoir
Melton Hill Dam on the Clinch River forms Melton Hill Lake
Nolichucky Dam on the Nolichucky River impounds Davy Crockett Lake
Normandy Dam on the Duck River impounds Normandy Reservoir
Norris Dam on the Clinch River impounds Norris Lake
Nottely Dam on the Nottely River forms Lake Nottely
Ocoee Dam No. 1 on the Ocoee River impounds Parksville Reservoir
Ocoee Dam No. 2 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 2
Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 3
South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston River, forming South Holston Lake
Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River forms Tellico Lake
Tims Ford Dam on the Elk River impounds Tims Ford Lake
Watauga Dam on the Watauga River impounds Watauga Lake
Wilbur Dam on the Watauga River impounds Wilbur Reservoir




External links


TVA Recreation Interactive Map

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
• List of dams and reservoirs in the United States
• List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama
• Tennessee River
• Little Tennessee River
• Watts Bar Dam
• Duck River (Tennessee)
• Kentucky Dam
• Kentucky Lake
• Fort Loudoun Dam