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Cherokee Lake, also known as Cherokee Reservoir, is an artificial reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee formed by the impoundment of the Holston River behind Cherokee Dam. [ 1 ] Hydrology
Marina adjacent to German Creek Bridge on Cherokee Lake. The main source of water in Grainger County is man-made Cherokee Lake. [9] Cherokee Lake was created during the 1940s as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s hydroelectric revitalization project. The lake is fed by multiple sources, including a series of natural creeks and runoff ...
Cherokee Dam is 175 feet (53 m) high and impounds the 28,780-acre (11,650 ha) Cherokee Lake. It has a generating capacity of 136 megawatts . The dam was named for the Cherokee , a Native American tribe that controlled much of East Tennessee when the first European settlers arrived in the mid-18th century.
All three forks in Virginia, South Holston Lake, and the Holston River in Tennessee below the South Holston Dam offer relatively easy-to-reach recreation opportunities. The North Fork in Virginia is known as an excellent smallmouth bass river (because of mercury contamination, fish caught in the North Fork of the Holston below Saltville ...
Bean Station is popular with boaters and anglers due to its access to Cherokee Lake. [42] A public golf course is located within the town limits. [42] Parks and public recreation areas include Bean Station Town Park, Harris Court Park, and public access to Cherokee Lake via a fishing pier and boat launches. [68] [69]
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.
Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. [13] Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city lies within the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians, along Cherokee Lake on the Holston Rive
Cherokee: 0.0: 0.0: SR 92 – Rutledge, Jefferson City, Cherokee Dam: Southern terminus: Hoppers Bluff: Helton Road: State connector road to US 11W: German Creek: 15– 15.2: 24– 24.5: German Creek Bridge over Cherokee Lake/German Creek: Rocky Springs Road: State connector road to US 25E-US 11W: Bean Station: 18.2: 29.3