Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
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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.
The TVA established the stairway of nine dams and locks that turned the Tennessee River into a 652-mile-long river highway. Some of its dams, lakes, and reservoirs include the following:
- Fort Loudoun Dam impounds Fort Loudoun Lake
- Watts Bar Dam impounds Watts Bar Lake
- Chickamauga Dam impounds Chickamauga Lake
- Nickajack Dam impounds Nickajack Lake
- Guntersville Dam impounds Guntersville Lake
- Wheeler Dam impounds Wheeler Lake
- Wilson Dam impounds Wilson Lake
- Pickwick Landing Dam impounds Pickwick Lake
- Kentucky Dam impounds Kentucky Lake
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