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{{#Wiki_filter:TVA: Chickamauga Reservoir http://www.tva.gov/sites/chickamauga.htm
{{#Wiki_filter:TVA: Chickamauga Reservoir Supplier Portal    TVAKids  Employees & Retirees          Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY                                                                              SEARCH                                        GO Chickamauga Reservoir TVA Region Map                                                                                                                        Chickamauga:
[3/27/2012 5:16:49 PM]TVA Region Map Chickamauga ReservoirChickamauga Reservoir is on the Tennessee River just north of Chattanooga. The reservoirstretches 59 miles upriver from the dam to Watts Bar Dam.Chickamauga Reservoir is named for a tribe of Native Americans thatbroke away from the Cherokee Nation in the 1700s. They lived in villages along North Chickamauga Creek, which joins the river just belowChickamauga Dam. The reservoir is popular for fishing, boating, andswimming. There are boat ramps on the reservoir and canoe access onNorth Chickamauga Creek.The Big Ridge Small Wild Area is a 200-acre upland hardwood forestsituated on a high ridge above the north shore of the reservoir at the dam. An easy 1.3-mile loop trail leads through the forest. Spring wildflowers include bloodroot, toothwort, larkspur, trillium, and mayapple.Before TVA created Chickamauga and other reservoirs above Chattanooga,the city had one of the most serious flooding problems in the nation. Nowthe river that often threatened the city contributes to its economy as amajor artery for barge traffic.More information on Chickamauga ReservoirOperating guideDaily reservoir operation informationSportfish survey resultsSportfish ratingsEcological health ratingsTailwater improvementsRecreation facilities Chickamauga:Facts & FiguresConstruction of Chickamauga Dambegan in 1936 and was completed in 1940.The dam is 129 feet high andstretches 5,800 feet across the Tennessee River.Chickamauga Reservoir has 784 milesof shoreline and about 36,240 acres of water surface. It has a flood-storage capacity of 345,300 acre-feet.In order to maintain the water depthrequired for navigation, the minimum winter elevation for Chickamauga Reservoir is 675 feet. The typical summer operating range is between681.5 and 682.5 feet.Chickamauga and other reservoirs onthe Tennessee and its tributaries have prevented nearly $5 billion in flooddamage in the city of Chattanooga alone.The 60- by 360-foot lock atChickamauga lifts and lowers rivercraft about 50 feet between Nickajackand Chickamauga reservoirs.Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectricfacility. It has four generating unitswith a net dependable capacity of 119megawatts. Net dependable capacity is the amount of power a hydroelectric dam can produce on an average day,minus the electricity used by the dam itself.           Tennessee Valley Authority400 West Summit Hill DriveKnoxville, TN 37902(865) 632-2101
Facts & Figures Construction of Chickamauga Dam began in 1936 and was completed in 1940.
The dam is 129 feet high and stretches 5,800 feet across the Tennessee River.
Chickamauga Reservoir has 784 miles of shoreline and about 36,240 acres of Chickamauga Reservoir is on the Tennessee River just north of Chattanooga. The reservoir water surface. It has a flood-storage stretches 59 miles upriver from the dam to Watts Bar Dam.
capacity of 345,300 acre-feet.
Chickamauga Reservoir is named for a tribe of Native Americans that In order to maintain the water depth broke away from the Cherokee Nation in the 1700s. They lived in villages required for navigation, the minimum along North Chickamauga Creek, which joins the river just below                                winter elevation for Chickamauga Chickamauga Dam. The reservoir is popular for fishing, boating, and                            Reservoir is 675 feet. The typical swimming. There are boat ramps on the reservoir and canoe access on                            summer operating range is between North Chickamauga Creek.                                                                       681.5 and 682.5 feet.
The Big Ridge Small Wild Area is a 200-acre upland hardwood forest                              Chickamauga and other reservoirs on the Tennessee and its tributaries have situated on a high ridge above the north shore of the reservoir at the prevented nearly $5 billion in flood dam. An easy 1.3-mile loop trail leads through the forest. Spring                               damage in the city of Chattanooga wildflowers include bloodroot, toothwort, larkspur, trillium, and mayapple.                     alone.
Before TVA created Chickamauga and other reservoirs above Chattanooga,                         The 60- by 360-foot lock at the city had one of the most serious flooding problems in the nation. Now                      Chickamauga lifts and lowers river the river that often threatened the city contributes to its economy as a                       craft about 50 feet between Nickajack and Chickamauga reservoirs.
major artery for barge traffic.
Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric More information on Chickamauga Reservoir                                                      facility. It has four generating units with a net dependable capacity of 119 Operating guide megawatts. Net dependable capacity Daily reservoir operation information                                                          is the amount of power a hydroelectric Sportfish survey results                                                                        dam can produce on an average day, Sportfish ratings                                                                              minus the electricity used by the dam itself.
Ecological health ratings Tailwater improvements Recreation facilities


tvainfo@tva.govGeneral Contact InformationLEGAL NOTICESPRIVACY POLICYLINKING POLICYFREEDOM OF INFORMATION NO FEAR ACT DATA INFORMATION QUALITYINSPECTOR GENERAL TVA POLICE EMPLOYMENTCOMMUNITY RELATIONSSUPPLIER CONNECTION ONLINE CONNECTION TVAKIDSINVESTOR RELATIONS FACEBOOK TWITTER YOUTUBE FLICKR LINKEDINTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITYSupplier Portal TVAKidsEmployees & RetireesDistributor Portal}}
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/chickamauga.htm[3/27/2012 5:16:49 PM]}}

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TVA: Chickamauga Reservoir Supplier Portal TVAKids Employees & Retirees Distributor Portal TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SEARCH GO Chickamauga Reservoir TVA Region Map Chickamauga:

Facts & Figures Construction of Chickamauga Dam began in 1936 and was completed in 1940.

The dam is 129 feet high and stretches 5,800 feet across the Tennessee River.

Chickamauga Reservoir has 784 miles of shoreline and about 36,240 acres of Chickamauga Reservoir is on the Tennessee River just north of Chattanooga. The reservoir water surface. It has a flood-storage stretches 59 miles upriver from the dam to Watts Bar Dam.

capacity of 345,300 acre-feet.

Chickamauga Reservoir is named for a tribe of Native Americans that In order to maintain the water depth broke away from the Cherokee Nation in the 1700s. They lived in villages required for navigation, the minimum along North Chickamauga Creek, which joins the river just below winter elevation for Chickamauga Chickamauga Dam. The reservoir is popular for fishing, boating, and Reservoir is 675 feet. The typical swimming. There are boat ramps on the reservoir and canoe access on summer operating range is between North Chickamauga Creek. 681.5 and 682.5 feet.

The Big Ridge Small Wild Area is a 200-acre upland hardwood forest Chickamauga and other reservoirs on the Tennessee and its tributaries have situated on a high ridge above the north shore of the reservoir at the prevented nearly $5 billion in flood dam. An easy 1.3-mile loop trail leads through the forest. Spring damage in the city of Chattanooga wildflowers include bloodroot, toothwort, larkspur, trillium, and mayapple. alone.

Before TVA created Chickamauga and other reservoirs above Chattanooga, The 60- by 360-foot lock at the city had one of the most serious flooding problems in the nation. Now Chickamauga lifts and lowers river the river that often threatened the city contributes to its economy as a craft about 50 feet between Nickajack and Chickamauga reservoirs.

major artery for barge traffic.

Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric More information on Chickamauga Reservoir facility. It has four generating units with a net dependable capacity of 119 Operating guide megawatts. Net dependable capacity Daily reservoir operation information is the amount of power a hydroelectric Sportfish survey results dam can produce on an average day, Sportfish ratings minus the electricity used by the dam itself.

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/chickamauga.htm[3/27/2012 5:16:49 PM]