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Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Marion County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is one of nine dams on the Tennessee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1960s to replace the outdated Hales Bar Dam 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream.
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.
TVA will continue to spill the floodwaters all week after the storm dumped more than 19 inches of rain on some parts of its river system Sept. 26-27. ... Nickajack Dam: 550,865 gallons per second ...
Nickajack Lake is the reservoir created by Nickajack Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The lake stretches from Nickajack Dam to Chickamauga Dam, passing through the city of Chattanooga. The Tennessee River Gorge, commonly referred to as the "Grand Canyon of Tennessee", is also part of Nickajack Lake.
It operated the dam into the 1960s, although it was not able to correct problems of leaks even after extensive renovations in the 1940s. The TVA replaced it with Nickajack Dam, built slightly downstream. [2] After that the TVA partially demolished the Hales Bar Dam. The powerhouse is now used as a private event space and is open for tours.
Norris Dam was completed in 1936 as TVA's first hydroelectric dam, its first major power plant construction and its first source of renewable energy. Today, 29 TVA hydroelectric dams provide up to ...
Tennessee Valley Authority: 1963 Nickajack Dam: Tennessee River: Hydroelectric 105 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1967 Norris Dam: Clinch River: Hydroelectric 110 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1936 Ocoee Dam No. 1: Ocoee River: Hydroelectric 24 Tennessee Valley Authority: 1911 Ocoee Dam No. 2: Ocoee River: Hydroelectric 23 Tennessee Valley Authority ...
“TVA’s timely, accurate, and wise forecasting and professional advice to our leadership team on the conditions of the Nolichucky River and the Nolichucky Dam saved lives." The death toll is ...