Bent Branch Spillway

Bent Branch Spillway is a dam in Sullivan, Tennessee.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Also known as: “South Holston Dam - Bent Branch Auxiliary Spillway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Holston Dam.

South Holston Dam

Dam

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South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed. South Holston Dam is situated 1½ miles north of Bent Branch Spillway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holston Valley and Cedar Grove.

Holston Valley

Hamlet

Holston Valley is an unincorporated community in eastern Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Holston Valley is located along U.S. Route 421 and State Route 44 southeast of Bristol. Holston Valley is situated 5 miles north of Bent Branch Spillway.

Cedar Grove

Hamlet

Cedar Grove is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Cedar Grove is located along Tennessee State Route 44 7.9 miles south of Bristol. Cedar Grove is situated 5 miles west of Bent Branch Spillway.

Bent Branch Spillway

Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.49978° or 36° 29′ 59″ north

Longitude

-82.09592° or 82° 5′ 45″ west

Elevation

1,798 feet (548 metres)

Open location code

868VFWX3+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1562633478

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4605569

Wikidata ID

Q32828269

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In Other Languages

“Bent Branch Spillway” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bent Branch Spillway”

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