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{{#Wiki_filter:TVA: Nickajack Reservoir Supplier Portal TVAKids Employees & Retirees Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SEARCH GO Nickajack Reservoir TVA Region Map Nickajack: | |||
Facts & Figures Construction of Nickajack Dam began in 1964 and was completed in 1967. | |||
The dam is 81 feet high and stretches 3,767 feet across the Tennessee River. | |||
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric facility. It has four generating units Nickajack Dam in southeast Tennessee was finished in 1967. It replaced the old Hales Bar Dam, with a net dependable capacity of 105 built by private interests in 1913, which had leaks in its foundation. | |||
megawatts. Net dependable capacity Nickajack Reservoir extends 46 miles upstream from the dam to is the amount of power a dam can Chickamauga Dam. The reservoir offers wide expanses of water and the produce on an average day, minus the electricity used by the dam itself. | |||
spectacular scenery of the Tennessee River Gorge, known as the Grand Canyon of Tennessee. Nickajack has 179 miles of shoreline and 10,370 acres of water surface. | |||
Boat-launching ramps and fishing berms are located on both sides of the river below the dam, and a concrete fishing pier with footbridges and a At the construction of Nickajack Dam wheelchair ramp is available. TVA camping and picnicking facilities are and its 600-foot lock, the foundation for an 800-foot lock was also built, to also available. | |||
be completed at a later date when the Between late April and early October, nearby Nickajack Cave serves as need arises. | |||
habitat for roosting gray bats, an endangered species. At dusk, the sky is The 110- by 600-foot lock now in darkened as thousands of bats emerge from the mouth of the cave. operation can lift as many as nine of todays large barges at a time. | |||
Nickajack is the sixth step in the stairway of TVA reservoirs and locks that carry barges up and down the Tennessee River. Some of the commodities passing through the Nickajack lock are grain, pulpwood, wood chips, soybean oil, salt, petroleum, steel products, and coal. | |||
More information on Nickajack Reservoir Operating guide Daily reservoir operation information Sportfish survey results Sportfish ratings Ecological health ratings Tailwater improvements Recreation facilities Tennessee Valley Authority LEGAL NOTICES INSPECTOR GENERAL SUPPLIER CONNECTION FACEBOOK 400 West Summit Hill Drive PRIVACY POLICY TVA POLICE ONLINE CONNECTION TWITTER Knoxville, TN 37902 LINKING POLICY EMPLOYMENT TVAKIDS YOUTUBE (865) 632-2101 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS FLICKR tvainfo@tva.gov NO FEAR ACT DATA LINKEDIN General Contact Information INFORMATION QUALITY http://www.tva.gov/sites/nickajack.htm[3/27/2012 3:50:27 PM]}} | |||
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| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 01/01/2012 |
| From: | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| Poole J | |
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| Download: ML12223A430 (1) | |
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TVA: Nickajack Reservoir Supplier Portal TVAKids Employees & Retirees Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SEARCH GO Nickajack Reservoir TVA Region Map Nickajack:
Facts & Figures Construction of Nickajack Dam began in 1964 and was completed in 1967.
The dam is 81 feet high and stretches 3,767 feet across the Tennessee River.
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric facility. It has four generating units Nickajack Dam in southeast Tennessee was finished in 1967. It replaced the old Hales Bar Dam, with a net dependable capacity of 105 built by private interests in 1913, which had leaks in its foundation.
megawatts. Net dependable capacity Nickajack Reservoir extends 46 miles upstream from the dam to is the amount of power a dam can Chickamauga Dam. The reservoir offers wide expanses of water and the produce on an average day, minus the electricity used by the dam itself.
spectacular scenery of the Tennessee River Gorge, known as the Grand Canyon of Tennessee. Nickajack has 179 miles of shoreline and 10,370 acres of water surface.
Boat-launching ramps and fishing berms are located on both sides of the river below the dam, and a concrete fishing pier with footbridges and a At the construction of Nickajack Dam wheelchair ramp is available. TVA camping and picnicking facilities are and its 600-foot lock, the foundation for an 800-foot lock was also built, to also available.
be completed at a later date when the Between late April and early October, nearby Nickajack Cave serves as need arises.
habitat for roosting gray bats, an endangered species. At dusk, the sky is The 110- by 600-foot lock now in darkened as thousands of bats emerge from the mouth of the cave. operation can lift as many as nine of todays large barges at a time.
Nickajack is the sixth step in the stairway of TVA reservoirs and locks that carry barges up and down the Tennessee River. Some of the commodities passing through the Nickajack lock are grain, pulpwood, wood chips, soybean oil, salt, petroleum, steel products, and coal.
More information on Nickajack Reservoir Operating guide Daily reservoir operation information Sportfish survey results Sportfish ratings Ecological health ratings Tailwater improvements Recreation facilities Tennessee Valley Authority LEGAL NOTICES INSPECTOR GENERAL SUPPLIER CONNECTION FACEBOOK 400 West Summit Hill Drive PRIVACY POLICY TVA POLICE ONLINE CONNECTION TWITTER Knoxville, TN 37902 LINKING POLICY EMPLOYMENT TVAKIDS YOUTUBE (865) 632-2101 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS FLICKR tvainfo@tva.gov NO FEAR ACT DATA LINKEDIN General Contact Information INFORMATION QUALITY http://www.tva.gov/sites/nickajack.htm[3/27/2012 3:50:27 PM]