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South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.
Fort Patrick Henry Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the South Fork Holston River within the city of Kingsport, in Sullivan County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is the lowermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1950s to take advantage of the hydroelectric potential created by the regulation of river ...
South Holston Lake is located near the town of Abingdon, Virginia and the city of Bristol, Virginia / Bristol, Tennessee, and is a 7,580-acre (31 km 2) impoundment operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Ocoee Dam No. 1 on the Ocoee River impounds Parksville Reservoir; Ocoee Dam No. 2 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 2; Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 3; South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston River, forming South Holston Lake; Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River forms Tellico Lake
The Tennessee Valley Authority, which owns and operates nine dams on the Tennessee River, is spilling massive amounts of water through the dams each second to pass the floodwaters of Helene along ...
Tennessee Valley Authority: 1978 South Holston Dam: Holston River: Hydroelectric 44 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1950 Tims Ford Dam: Elk River: Hydroelectric 36 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1970 Watauga Dam: Watauga River: Hydroelectric 66 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1948 Watts Bar Dam: Tennessee River: Hydroelectric 182 Tennessee Valley ...
Among TVA's biggest fans are fishers who can now catch trout downstream from Norris Dam. Here's why 'Healing': Why TVA moved 3,200 tons of rock to restore an island and its aquatic ecosystem
The Holston River is a 136-mile (219 km) river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee.Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina.