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J. Percy Priest Lake is a reservoir in north central part of Tennessee. It is formed by J. Percy Priest Dam , located between miles six and seven of the Stones River . The dam (easily visible from Interstate 40 ) is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville and impounds a lake 42 mi (68 km) long.
Although the area is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it maintains its own identity as a residential and commercial suburban area. Hermitage is located immediately to the east of Donelson , a Nashville borough named in honor of Andrew Jackson's father-in-law John Donelson , and just to the ...
End of continuous segment; road sunken by Percy Priest Lake: Approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) inundated by Percy Priest Lake: Old Hickory Boulevard: Dead end near Percy Priest Lake: 35.2: 56.6: Stewarts Ferry Pike: 36.3: 58.4: Cook's Landing/Boat Ramp: Eastern terminus of northern segment; road sunken by Percy Priest Lake: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km ...
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J. Percy Priest Dam is a dam in north central Tennessee at river mile 6.8 of the Stones River, a tributary of the Cumberland. It is located about ten miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville . The reservoir behind the dam is Percy Priest Lake .
The park is mostly situated along the eastern shores of Percy Priest Lake, an artificial lake created by an impoundment of the Stones River. Long Hunter State Park comprises three lake sections — Baker's Grove in the north, Couchville at the center, and Bryant Grove to the south. All three sections are connected by narrow strips of land.
The Stones River is now thought of primarily in terms of its major impoundment, Percy Priest Lake, and is important to the Nashville area. The flood control provided by the dam has been important to the reduction of flooding downstream in the downtown Nashville area, as well as in the entire Cumberland Valley. [8]
The Percy Priest Reservoir on the Stones River lies to the north of the community. [ 7 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65 km 2 ), of which 24.8 square miles (64 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ) (1.20%) is water.