Melton Hill Dam

Melton Hill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the just south of , United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1960s to extend the Tennessee Valley's continuous navigation channel up the Clinch as far as and to increase TVA's overall power-generating capacity.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
  • Also known as: Milton Hill Dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dixie Lee Junction.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , , situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 70 and U.S. Route 11. is situated 4½ miles east of Melton Hill Dam.

Melton Hill Dam

Latitude
35.88521° or 35° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
-84.30049° or 84° 18′ 2″ west
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority
Open location code
867QVMPX+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 994068182
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
4641188
Wiki­data ID
Q6813786
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Melton Hill Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Melton Hill Dam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد ميلتون هيل
  • Italian: diga di Melton Hill
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Мелтон-Хілл

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