Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. Steel sheet piling of the cofferdam of Fort Loudoun Dam in the foreground; the upstream face of the spillway in the background. The Fort Loudoun Dam is located furthest upstream of all the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts
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Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s bridge, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
fort loudoun dam
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain