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J. Percy Priest Lake is a reservoir in north central part of Tennessee. It is formed by J. Percy Priest Dam , located between miles six and seven of the Stones River . The dam (easily visible from Interstate 40 ) is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville and impounds a lake 42 mi (68 km) long.
At Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Jeff Wilkins caught a record 62-pound (28 kg) bigmouth buffalo while fishing on Percy Priest Lake. The fish, caught in the Seven Points area of the lake on March 31, 2010, was 45 inches (110 cm) in length. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, it took 35 minutes for Wilkins to reel in the fish. [52]
The park is mostly situated along the eastern shores of Percy Priest Lake, an artificial lake created by an impoundment of the Stones River. Long Hunter State Park comprises three lake sections — Baker's Grove in the north, Couchville at the center, and Bryant Grove to the south. All three sections are connected by narrow strips of land.
Our reports cover the coast to the High Sierra, and Lake Isabella to New Melones. Fishing report, Nov. 1-7: Courtright and Wishon trout action excellent, good bites at Delta and New Melones Skip ...
J. Percy Priest Dam is a dam in north central Tennessee at river mile 6.8 of the Stones River, a tributary of the Cumberland. It is located about ten miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville . The reservoir behind the dam is Percy Priest Lake .
Nashville Shores is a water park, adventure course, and campground located in Hermitage, Tennessee, along the shore of Percy Priest Lake. Nashville Shores is located adjacent to Interstate 40. The site was previously the location of Hermitage Landing, a marina, campground, and recreational complex that opened in 1971.
Herb Parsons Dam — Herb Parsons Lake; on Mary's Creek; J. Percy Priest Dam — Percy Priest Lake; on the Stones River; finished in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; Lost Creek Dam; flood control dam with no permanent reservoir; on Lost Creek, tributary of the Beech River; finished in 1963 by the TVA
Couchville, Tennessee was a community and U.S. Post Office founded on Stones River prior to 1880 in Davidson County, Tennessee. [1] [2] [3] Couchville was inundated when J. Percy Priest Lake was formed by impounding Stones River in the mid-1960s. [4]