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Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]
TDEC is legally responsible for the protection of Tennessee's air, water, and soil quality. As of 2006, the department had at least fourteen divisions: the Division of Air Pollution Control, the Division of Archaeology, the Division of Geology, the Division of Ground Water Protection, the Division of Internal Audit, the Division of Natural Heritage, the Division of Radiological Health, the ...
Recreation opportunities in the Cherokee National Forest are diverse. The forest's fast-flowing rivers support trout fishing. Rainbow trout are stocked in many streams and rivers. Brook trout and brown trout are also present. Bass, bluegill and crappie are found in the forest's lakes, which are also open to wind surfing, water skiing and boating.
Impoundments include 349 lake acres in ponds and water stored behind 10 dams. These dams are primarily in the southeastern portion of the watershed. [6]: 4–6 The majority of the impounded water is in Laurel Hill Lake with 329 acres (133 ha) plus an additional 22 acres (8.9 ha) in the VFW Lake.
A wetlands area was created with water from the Colorado River that attracts migratory birds including bald eagles: Area 4 East Texas Conservation Center A TPWD Jasper Fish Hatchery that started in 1932. Area 3 Elephant Mountain WMA Brewster County: 23,147 acres Located 26 miles south of Alpine the land was donated in 1985.
The TVA established the stairway of nine dams and locks that turned the Tennessee River into a 652-mile-long river highway. Dams and reservoirs on the main stem of the river include the following (listed from the furthest upstream to the furthest downstream): Fort Loudoun Dam impounds Fort Loudoun Lake; Watts Bar Dam impounds Watts Bar Lake
The Tennessee River flowing through the Tennessee River Gorge The "Steamboat Bill" Hudson Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama Natchez Trace Parkway, crossing the Tennessee River in Cherokee, Alabama The Tennessee River is a 652 mi (1,049 km) long river located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley .
Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest: Wilson County: Chickasaw State Forest: Hardeman County: Chuck Swan State Forest: Union County: Franklin State Forest: Marion County: John Tully State Forest: Lauderdale County: Lewis State Forest: Lewis County: Lone Mountain State Forest: Morgan County: Martha Sundquist State Forest: Cocke County: Natchez Trace ...