Piney River
Piney River is a stream in Rhea, Tennessee. Piney River is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakewood Village, as well as near Scott.Places of Interest
Highlights include Watts Bar Dam.
Watts Bar Dam
Dam
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Watts Bar Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Meigs and Rhea counties in Tennessee, United States. The dam is one of nine dams on the main Tennessee River channel operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to provide flood control and electricity and to help create a continuous navigable channel along the entire length of the river. Watts Bar Dam is situated 2 miles south of Piney River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Euchee.
Euchee
Hamlet
Euchee is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Euchee is situated 4 miles east of Piney River.
Piney River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Pine River” and “Piney Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rhea, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.65396° or 35° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-84.783° or 84° 46′ 59″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
867QM638+HQGeoNames ID
4649692
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