Rhea Springs
Rhea Springs was a community once located along the Piney River in Rhea County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Originally established in the 19th century as a health resort, the community was inundated when the completion of Watts Bar Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority flooded the lower Piney Valley in 1942.- Type: Spring
- Description: community once located along the Piney River in Rhea County, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Rhea Springs, Tennessee” and “Sulphur Springs”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandview.
Grandview
Hamlet
Rhea Springs
- Categories: submerged settlement and body of water
- Location: Rhea, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.67618° or 35° 40′ 34″ north
Longitude
-84.82939° or 84° 49′ 46″ west
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
Open location code
867QM5GC+F6
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In Other Languages
“Rhea Springs” goes by many names.
- French: “Rhea Springs”
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