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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Normandy Dam is a dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the Duck River in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It straddles the border between Bedford and Coffee counties. Completed in 1976, the dam was built primarily for flood control and economic development purposes, and does not produce any electricity.
Nolichucky Dam is a dam on the Nolichucky River near Greeneville, Tennessee, maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). [1] The dam is located just over 46 miles (74 km) upstream from the mouth of the Nolichucky, and impounds Davy Crockett Lake , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which extends 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream from the dam.
The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam near Sunbury, Pennsylvania: 8 ft (2.4 m) 0: PA: Shamokin Dam power plant low head dam: 0: PA: Clarks Ferry Dam: 0: PA: Canal for the Wiconisco Canal around the site of Clarks Ferry Bridge. Demolished. Dock Street Dam: 6 ft (1.8 m) 0: PA: 1913: York Haven Dam: 18 ft (5.5 m) 21: PA: Wrightsville Dam: 10 ft (3.0 m) 0: PA ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority rehabilitated the island by building a 217-berm across its center – a massive pile made of 1,200 cubic yards of soil and 3,200 tons of rock from local quarries ...
The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which built the dam in record time in the early 1940s to meet emergency energy demands at the height of World War II. 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 ...