Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. The downstream face of the spillway of the new Fort Loudoun Dam. This dam is located further upstream than any of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this damn 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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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