Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse
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.- Power station
- …is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority
- Established: March 1942
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station.
Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a Tennessee Valley… Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station is situated 1½ miles south of Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse.
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 5 miles northeast of Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse.
Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse
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Latitude
35.62037° or 35° 37′ 13″ north
Longitude
-84.78378° or 84° 47′ 2″ west
Open location code
867QJ6C8+4F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watts Bar Dam Recreation Area and Peak-Hornsby Cemetery.
Nearby Places
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