List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River

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 farthest upstream to the farthest 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 Reservoir

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 Reservoir

Hiwassee Dam dams the Hiwassee River immediately above Apalachia Reservoir

Melton Hill Dam on the Clinch River forms Melton Hill Reservoir

Nolichucky Dam on the Nolichucky River impounds Davy Crockett Reservoir

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 Reservoir No. 2

Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Reservoir No. 3

South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston River, forming South Holston Reservoir

Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River forms Tellico Lake

Tims Ford Dam on the Elk River impounds Tims Ford Reservoir

Watauga Dam on the Watauga River impounds Watauga Lake

Wilbur Dam on the Watauga River impounds Wilbur Reservoir

External links

TVA Reservoir Interactive Map

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