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Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River on the border between Sullivan County and Washington County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is one of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1950s as part of greater efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.
Apalachia Dam; Bear Creek Dam; Beaver Creek Dam; Beech Dam; Blue Ridge Dam; Boone Dam; Cedar Creek Dam; Cedar Dam; Chatuge Dam; Cherokee Dam; Chickamauga Dam; Clear Creek Dam
Boone Lake is a reservoir in Sullivan and Washington counties in northeastern Tennessee, formed by the impoundment of the South Fork Holston River and Watauga River behind Boone Dam. [1] Boone Reservoir’s 4,400 acres extend along the South Fork Holston River forming two river extensions.
Boone Dam: Holston River: Hydroelectric 89 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1952 Cheatham Dam: Cumberland River: Hydroelectric 36 United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1960 Center Hill Dam Cumberland River: Hydroelectric 160 United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1950 Cherokee Dam: Holston River: Hydroelectric 136 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1941 ...
The Nolichucky Dam in Tennessee's Greene County was on the brink of failure on Saturday, officials reported, adding that a breach could occur at any time. ... Mountain communities such as Boone ...
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
The dam is roughly 30 miles southeast of Asheville. Flood warnings issued Flood warnings have been issued for several counties and towns in Western North Carolina, including Avery, Alleghany, Ashe ...
Boone Dam is located below the slack water confluence of both South Fork Holston River and the downstream end (mouth) of the Watauga River. The distance afloat between the TVA Watauga Reservoir and Boone Lake is approximately 20.6 miles (33.2 km). [7]