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Douglas Dam is a straight reinforced concrete gravity-type dam 1705 feet (520 m) long and 202 feet (62 m) high, impounding the 28,420-acre (11,500 ha) Douglas Lake. The dam was named for Douglas Bluff, a cliff overlooking the dam site prior to construction.
This lake is located only a few miles from the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area, and also the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Douglas Dam was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority at a record pace from February 2, 1942, through February 19, 1943, to provide hydroelectric power and to control flooding downstream in the Tennessee River ...
The Douglas Lake Member is composed of a diverse set of sedimentary rocks, including rubble conglomerate, chert conglomerate, and black dolomite.In outcrops along the north shore of Lake Douglas, the chert conglomerate overlies the rubble conglomerate and both of which fill prehistoric sinkholes, called paleokarst, developed in upper surface of the Mascot Dolomite.
As of Oct. 2, the debris patch was one-square-mile large and moving one mile a day downstream toward Douglas Dam, TVA said in a news release. Helene debris in Douglas Lake could be hazardous
The Nolichucky Dam, a non-power producing TVA dam near Greeneville, Tennessee, was at active risk of failure beginning Sept. 27 as a record-smashing 1.3 million gallons of water poured through and ...
Sunfish pond is a popular hiking destination. Several trails reach the lake, including the Appalachian Trail which runs alongside the western and northern edges of the lake. [8] It is the southernmost glacial tarn along that trail. The shortest distance to the lake is 1.2 miles from the Douglas trailhead on Old Mine Road via
It is the 28th largest lake in Michigan with an areal coverage of 3,395 acres (1,374 hectares) and a maximum depth of 79 feet (24 meters). The Lake has two tributaries, Bessey Creek and Beavertail Creek and one outlet, the East Branch Maple River. [3] Douglas Lake is part of the headwaters for the Maple River, a Blue Ribbon trout stream. [4]
Water overtopped the Lake Lure dam in North Carolina on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the area. ... Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National ...