Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse

Watts Bar Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the in and counties in , 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station.

Power station
Photo: TVA Web Team, CC BY 2.0.
The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear reactor pair used for electric power generation. It is located on a 1,770-acre site in , near , between and . is situated 1½ miles south of Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Euchee.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 5 miles northeast of Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse.

Watts Bar Dam Powerhouse

Latitude
35.62037° or 35° 37′ 13″ north
Longitude
-84.78378° or 84° 47′ 2″ west
Inception
March 1942
Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority
Open location code
867QJ6C8+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158980767
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Watts Bar Dam Recreation Area and Peak-Hornsby Cemetery.

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