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The Tellico River and its main tributaries are renowned for their brook, brown, and rainbow trout fishing. Upstream from Tellico Lake, above Tellico Plains, Tennessee, the Tellico is a premier trout stream. It meanders through a mountain gorge before reaching the broad plains downstream of Tellico Plains.
The engineering design of the Tellico Dam project consisted of a 600 ft-long (180 m) by 129 ft-high (39 m) concrete gravity dam with flood gates, a 2,500 ft-long (760 m) earthen dam, and an 850 ft-long (260 m), 500 ft-wide (150 m) navigable canal connecting the Tellico Reservoir impoundment to the Fort Loudoun impoundment of the Tennessee River ...
In 1756 the English built Fort Loudoun, located at the river's confluence with the Tellico River, for defenses during the French and Indian War. This was the name for the North American front of the Seven Years' War in Europe between the English and French. The fort has been reconstructed as an historic site.
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 on the Elk River impounds Tims Ford Lake
Tellico Lake covers the lower 33 miles (53 km) of the Little Tennessee River, which flows down from the mountains to the south and traverses parts of Blount, Monroe, and Loudon counties before emptying into the Tennessee River near Lenoir City. The Citico site was situated along the southwest bank of the river immediately below the river's ...
Fishing: Fishing is available in the park on Tellico Lake. Birding is a popular activity in the park. A museum is present near the main parking lot. A full-scale, reconstructed fort, with occasional reenactments is present behind the main museum building. A gift shop, complete with t-shirts, CDs, and children's toys, is located in the museum.
SR 360 south (Unicoi Turnpike) – Fort Loudoun State Historic Park, Tellico Plains: Northern terminus of SR 360: 34.3: 55.2: US 411 north (Highway 411/SR 33) – Maryville: Northern end of US 411/SR 33 concurrency: Blount: No major junctions: Monroe: Pumpkin Center: 43.3: 69.7: US 129 (Calderwood Highway/SR 115) – Maryville, Fontana: Eastern ...
Tellico Lake, created by the completion of Tellico Dam in 1979, spans the lower 33 miles (53 km) of the river. The Chota site is located approximately 27 miles (43 km) above the mouth of the river, opposite a sharp bend in the river known as Bacon's Bend.