Norris Dam
Norris Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control structure located on the Clinch River in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam located on the Clinch River in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Cove Creek Dam” and “Norris Reservoir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norris Dam State Park.
Norris Dam State Park
Park
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Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norris and Andersonville.
Norris
Village
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Norris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,599 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norris is situated 2½ miles southeast of Norris Dam.
Andersonville
Hamlet
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Andersonville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. Beginning with the 2010 census, it is treated as a census-designated place. Andersonville is situated 3½ miles southeast of Norris Dam.
Rocky Top
Rocky Top is a town in Tennessee. In 2014, it was renamed after the popular southern folk song, Rocky Top. In 2020, it was home to about 1600 people.
Norris Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.22432° or 36° 13′ 28″ northLongitude
-84.09163° or 84° 5′ 30″ westElevation
856 feet (261 metres)Height
856 feet (261 metres)Operator
Tennessee Valley AuthorityOpen location code
868Q6WF5+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 479376448OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Norris Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Norris Dam”
- Chinese: “诺里斯大坝”
- Chinese: “諾里斯大壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد نوريس”
- French: “barrage Norris”
- French: “Barrage Norris”
- German: “Norris Dam”
- Hebrew: “סכר נוריס”
- Italian: “diga di Norris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norris-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Norris-demningen”
- Polish: “Zapora Norris”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Норріс”
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Localities in the Area
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