ML12257A062
| ML12257A062 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 08/01/2012 |
| From: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Justin Poole Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| Poole J | |
| References | |
| Download: ML12257A062 (1) | |
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TVA: Parksville Reservoir Supplier Portal TVAKids Employees & Retirees Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SEARCH GO Ocoee Dam No. 1 and Parksville Reservoir TVA Region Map Parksville:
Facts & Figures Construction of Ocoee Dam No. 1, which forms Parksville Reservoir, began in 1910 and was completed in 1911.
The dam is 135 feet high and stretches 840 feet across the Ocoee River.
Ocoee Dam No. 1 is a hydroelectric facility. It has five generating units with Parksville Reservoir, located in southeast Tennessee, is formed by Ocoee Dam No. 1. Completed in a net dependable capacity of 24 1911, the dam was among the first hydroelectric projects in the region. It was acquired by TVA in megawatts. Net dependable capacity 1939. is the amount of power a dam can produce on an average day, minus the Ocoee No. 1 is the first of three TVA dams on the Ocoee River. Together electricity used by the dam itself.
they form an integral part of TVAs hydroelectric system and provide important recreation benefits. Parksville has 47 miles of shoreline and 1,930 acres of water surface.
The U.S. Forest Service operates campgrounds on Parksville Reservoir in The reservoir fluctuates about nine the beautiful Cherokee National Forest, and visitors can also stay at a feet from summer to winter and has a commercially run inn on the reservoir. A number of commercial outfitters flood storage capacity of 19,000 acre-supply equipment and organize whitewater rafting trips on the Ocoee feet.
River.
The Ocoee, one of the top 10 whitewater rivers in the country, was the whitewater venue for the 1996 Olympics . In 1993, TVA built a 300- by 30-foot model of a section of the river to guide the U.S. Forest Service in constructing the Olympic whitewater course. This model is located near Ocoee Dam No. 1.
More information on Parksville Reservoir Operating guide Daily reservoir operation information Sportfish survey results Sportfish ratings Ecological health ratings Recreation facilities Recreation release schedule Tennessee Valley Authority LEGAL NOTICES INSPECTOR GENERAL SUPPLIER CONNECTION FACEBOOK 400 West Summit Hill Drive PRIVACY POLICY EMPLOYMENT ONLINE CONNECTION TWITTER Knoxville, TN 37902 LINKING POLICY COMMUNITY RELATIONS TVAKIDS YOUTUBE (865) 632-2101 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INVESTOR RELATIONS FLICKR tvainfo@tva.gov NO FEAR ACT DATA LINKEDIN General Contact Information INFORMATION QUALITY http://www.tva.gov/sites/parksville.htm[8/1/2012 9:38:34 AM]