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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Jefferson City.
Cherokee
Hamlet
Cherokee is an unincorporated community in southern Grainger County, Tennessee. Cherokee is situated 3 miles north of Cherokee Dam.
Jefferson City
Town
Talbott
Suburb
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″ north
Longitude
-83.49769° or 83° 29′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,024 feet (312 metres)
Height
1,083 feet (330 metres)
Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority
Open location code
868R5G82+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Cherokee Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cherokee Dam”
- Chinese: “切諾基大壩”
- Chinese: “切诺基大坝”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد شيروكى”
- Italian: “diga di Cherokee”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cherokee-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Cherokee-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Черокі”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Oakland and Mill Spring.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cherokee Dam Substation and Dollar General.
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