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Center Hill Dam. Center Hill Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is located in Middle Tennessee near Smithville.Created by means of a dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1948, the lake has a dual purpose: electricity production and flood control. [1]
Center Hill Dam, located approximately 26.6 miles (42.8 km) above the mouth of the Caney Fork, has created a reservoir that spans a 68-mile (109 km) stretch of the river between the dam and the Great Falls Dam at Rock Island State Park in adjacent Warren County. Edgar Evins State Park covers the northeast shore of the reservoir immediately ...
The park's Center Hill Lake section contains a natural sand beach and a popular fishing area known as the "Blue Hole." Hiking trails include two trails that access the north and south banks of the Great Falls Gorge, and a 3-mile (4.8 km) trail that runs along the Collins River.
Below Center Hill Dam, the stream crosses into Smith County and is bridged by Interstate 40 five times in under four miles. This downstream section is annually stocked with Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and is considered to be one of the best trout rivers in the state
Dale Hollow is one of four major flood control reservoirs for the Cumberland; the others being Percy Priest Lake, Lake Cumberland, and Center Hill Lake. [2] It is also the site of Dale Hollow Lake State Park on the north (Kentucky) side. Electricity from the 200 foot (61 m) [3] dam is marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration. [4]
The dam impounds the 1,830-acre (740 ha) Great Falls Lake, and its tailwaters feed into Center Hill Lake. [1] The completion of Great Falls Dam in late 1916 was an engineering triumph, marking the first successful attempt to impound the volatile and flood-prone Caney Fork.
Clark Hill Dam (J. Strom Thurmond Dam) – Lake Strom Thurmond, also in South Carolina; Goat Rock Dam – Goat Rock Lake; Hartwell Dam – Lake Hartwell, also in South Carolina; Hickory Log Creek Dam – Hickory Log Creek Reservoir (under construction until Oct 2007) Jim Woodruff Dam – Lake Seminole; on Apalachicola River; built by USACE
Tims Ford Lake is a reservoir run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in southern middle Tennessee. The lake encompasses 10,700 acres (16.7 square miles) and approximately 250 miles of shoreline. The lake encompasses 10,700 acres (16.7 square miles) and approximately 250 miles of shoreline.