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The Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to improve navigation and bring flood control and economic development to the Tennessee Valley.
The Chickamauga dam in Chattanooga, Tenn. ©Kim Jarrett | The Center Square (The Center Square) – An estimated $406 million in damage was avoided during Hurricane Helene because of flood ...
Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir in the United States along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed in 1940. The lake stretches from Watts Bar Dam at mile 529.9 (853 km) to Chickamauga Dam at mile 471.0 (758 km) making the lake 58.9 miles (94.8 km) long.
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; Tims Ford Dam ...
One non-power TVA dam narrowly avoided failure during the flooding after Helene: ... Watts Bar Dam: 549,429 gallons per second. Chickamauga Dam: 566,118 gallons per second. Nickajack Dam: 550,865 ...
The Chickamauga Dam was constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from 1936 to 1940 in order to provide electricity, flood control, and improved navigation to the region. While the dam did not initially contain a bridge, it was designed to allow for one to be constructed.
Apalachia Dam; Bear Creek Dam; Beaver Creek Dam; Beech Dam; Blue Ridge Dam; Boone Dam; Cedar Creek Dam; Cedar Dam; Chatuge Dam; Cherokee Dam; Chickamauga Dam; Clear Creek Dam
Chickamauga Dam Reservation near Chattanooga, 108 miles from Knoxville Nickajack Shellmound Day Use Area near South Pittsburg, 133 miles from Knoxville Point Mallard Park near Decatur, Alabama ...