Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. A pipe fitter measures up and squares up as a new pipeline is fitted at the Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's 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