South Holston Dam
South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,729 feet (527 metres)
- Description: dam in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holston Valley and Goose Pimple Junction.
Holston Valley
Hamlet
Holston Valley is an unincorporated community in eastern Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Holston Valley is situated 3 miles north of South Holston Dam.
Goose Pimple Junction
Hamlet
Goose Pimple Junction is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia, United States. Goose Pimple Junction is situated 5 miles north of South Holston Dam.
South Holston Dam
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Latitude
36.52344° or 36° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
-82.0887° or 82° 5′ 19″ west
Open location code
868VGWF6+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“South Holston Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “South Holston Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد جنوب هولستون”
- Italian: “diga di South Holston”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Emmett and Vinegar Hill.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as South Holston Dam Substation and Little Oak Campground.
Tennessee: Highlights
Notable places include Nashville and Memphis.
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