Nickajack Dam
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Marion County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of nine dams on the Tennessee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1960s to replace the outdated Hales Bar Dam 6 miles upstream.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 594 feet (181 metres)
- Description: dam in Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kimball and Jasper.
Kimball
Village
Kimball is a town in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. Kimball is situated 4 miles northwest of Nickajack Dam.
Jasper
Town
Jasper is a town in and the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee, United States. Jasper is situated 5 miles north of Nickajack Dam.
Haletown
Hamlet
Haletown is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. Haletown is situated 5 miles east of Nickajack Dam.
Nickajack Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
35.00425° or 35° 0′ 15″ north
Longitude
-85.61941° or 85° 37′ 10″ west
Open location code
867P293J+M6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Nickajack Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nickajack Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد نيكاجاك”
- Italian: “diga di Nickajack”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nickajack-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Nickajack-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Нікаджек”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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Tennessee: Highlights
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