Cherokee Dam
Cherokee Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Holston River in Grainger County and Jefferson County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Jefferson City.
Cherokee
Hamlet
Cherokee is an unincorporated community in southern Grainger County, Tennessee. It is located at the intersection of Tennessee State Routes 92 and 375 near TVA's Cherokee Dam. Cherokee is situated 3 miles north of Cherokee Dam.
Jefferson City
Town
Jefferson City is a city in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,419. Jefferson City is situated 3 miles south of Cherokee Dam.
Talbott
Suburb
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Talbott is an unincorporated community in Hamblen and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community is located on US Route 11E between Morristown and Jefferson City. Talbott is situated 4½ miles east of Cherokee Dam.
Cherokee Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: Hydroelectric dam in East Tennessee
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.16707° or 36° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-83.49769° or 83° 29′ 52″ westElevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)Height
1,083 feet (330 metres)Operator
Tennessee Valley AuthorityOpen location code
868R5G82+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 974170828OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Cherokee Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cherokee Dam”
- Chinese: “切诺基大坝”
- Chinese: “切諾基大壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد شيروكى”
- Italian: “diga di Cherokee”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cherokee-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Cherokee-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Черокі”
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