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Melton Hill Hydroelectric Project. August 11, 2017 2009 Grubb Rd. Lenoir City ... National Campground: National Campground: January 7, 1972 : State Route 1
Melton Hill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River just south of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1960s to extend the Tennessee Valley's continuous navigation channel up the Clinch as far as Clinton and to increase TVA's overall power-generating capacity.
The completion of Melton Hill Dam (along the Clinch near Copper Ridge) in 1963 created Melton Hill Lake, which borders the city on the northeast and east. The lakefront on the east side of the city is a popular recreation area, with bicycling trails and picnic areas lining the shore.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will be installing power line cables across Melton Hill Reservoir from the Bull Run Fossil Plant to the new substation on Edgemoor Road this week. Work begins ...
Hickory Hill Camping Resort in Bath has returned to the stewardship of the Lehman family. What to know about 2024 changes. This Southern Tier campground is reopening with fresh owners.
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 Clinch River is dammed twice: by Norris Dam, the first dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); and by the Melton Hill Dam, the only TVA dam with a navigation lock that is not located on the main channel of the Tennessee River. An important tributary of the Clinch River is the Powell River.
The site is currently inundated by Melton Hill Lake. [3] At the time of excavation the mound was located on the William Freel farm 2 miles southeast of Scarboro, Tennessee. [ 2 ] The site was located 1200 feet from the western side of the Clinch River in a wide valley with ridges to the east and west [ 2 ] in a prominently wooded knoll. [ 3 ]