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The Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority , which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to improve navigation and bring flood control and economic development to the Tennessee Valley.
Nuclear power plants of the Tennessee Valley Authority Name Units Capacity (MWe) Location Year of commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant: 3 3,775
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 ...
Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir in the United States along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed in 1940. The lake stretches from Watts Bar Dam at mile 529.9 (853 km) to Chickamauga Dam at mile 471.0 (758 km) making the lake 58.9 miles (94.8 km) long.
SR 153 then crosses the Tennessee River/Chickamauga Dam on the Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge on top of the dam. SR 153 then widens to a six-lane divided highway, once again becomes an at-grade arterial route, and enters Hixson. It then has a partial diamond interchange with SR 319 (Dupont Parkway) again, this time becoming concurrent.
Full pool for Nickajack Lake is approximately 633.5 feet (193.1 m) above sea level, and remains consistent during the course of the year, unlike nearby Chickamauga Lake. The world record for freshwater drum was caught from Nickajack Lake in 1972 by Benny Hull, and weighed in at 54 pounds 8 ounces (24.7 kg).
HAER No. GA-95, "Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, GA", 54 photos, 15 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 4 photo caption pages; HAER No. GA-95-A, "Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Alexander's Bridge", 10 photos, 2 measured drawings, 15 data pages, 1 photo caption page
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park is a nearly 6,000 acres (24 km 2) state park in Hamilton and Sequatchie [1] counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located 15 miles north of Chattanooga with the main entrance located near Soddy-Daisy.