Named for the four-time governor of Virginia, Fort Patrick Henry Dam impounds the South Fork of the Holston River.
Surrounded by Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol, the 4, 300-acre Boone Lake is in Sullivan and Washington Counties in northeast Tennessee. Named for the pioneer explorer Daniel Boone, Boone Dam impounds the South Fork Holston River.
Cherokee Lake is 54 miles long with a shoreline of nearly 400 miles and a surface area at summer water level of 30, 300 acres. It collects the rainfall from a 3, 428-square- mile watershed.
Nestled between East Tennessee ridges, Norris Lake points the way to Cumberland Gap and the historic Wilderness Trail marked by Daniel Boone.
Watts Bar Lake is on the main Tennessee River in Loudon, Roane, Rhea, and Meigs counties. Nearby towns include Oak Ridge, Kingston, Spring City, Loudon, Lenoir City, and Rockwood. Knoxville is to the north and Chattanooga is to the south.
Located on the Little Tennessee River near its confluence with the Tennessee River, Tellico Lake is about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville.
Nickajack is the newest main river lake of TVA. Completed in 1967, Nickajack Dam replaced Hales Bar Dam, built in 1913 by the Chattanooga and Tennessee Power Company.
First in a chain of lakes along the 650-mile-long Tennessee River, Fort Loudoun Lake extends 60 miles from the confluence of the French Broad and Holston rivers downstream to Fort Loudoun Dam.
South Holston Lake was named for the river that bears the name of Steven Holston, an early settler of the Tennessee Valley.
With its cool, clear water reflecting the surrounding mountains, Watauga Lake is one of the most beautiful in the entire TVA system. The word "Watauga" is a Native American term meaning beautiful waters.
Located in Carter County, Tennessee, this scenic lake is small -- only 72 acres surface area and 1.8 miles long -- and is situated just below Watauga Dam.
Douglas Lake is located on the French Broad River. The lake is about 43 miles long and has 555 miles of shoreline and more than 30, 000 acres of surface water at summer water levels.
Melton Hill Lake is on the Clinch River and is a relatively long, narrow lake with 173 miles of shoreline and 5, 690 acres of surface water.
The 480-foot-high Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River is the tallest dam in the TVA system. The lake is located in Graham and Swain counties in western North Carolina.
This large lake is one of nine TVA projects on the Tennessee River. Chickamauga has 810 miles of shoreline and more than 35, 000 surface acres.
Kentucky Lake is the largest lake in the Tennessee River system and the last before the river flows into the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky.
Located in the Beech River watershed in Henderson County, Tennessee, the Beech River projects consist of eight dams and seven small lakes that range in size from 140 to 875 acres of surface area.
This 3, 080 acre lake is located in Warren County, Tennessee. Constructed in 1915 by the Tennessee Electric Power Company and later acquired by TVA, Great Falls is one of the oldest dams in the TVA system.
The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features.
The Obed Wild and Scenic River is located in Morgan and Cumberland Counties in East Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau. The park includes parts of the Obed River, Clear Creek, Daddys Creek and the Emory River.
Ridge upon ridge of endless forest straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the Eastern United States.
Hatchie NWR includes 11, 556 acres along the Scenic Hatchie River and is located about four miles south of Brownsville, Tennessee.
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge Cross Creeks NWR is located four miles east of Dover, in Stewart County, Tennessee and approximately seventy-five miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee.
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of the nation's wetland treasures. It is managed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, encompasing over 51, 000 acres, is located on Kentucky Lake in northwest Tennessee. The refuge*s three units: Big Sandy, Duck River and Busseltown stretch for 65 miles along the Tennessee River.
Established August 5, 1985, Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge lies in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain along the Chickasaw Bluff in western Tennessee.
Located in the Cumberland Mountains of middle Tennessee, this lake offers excellent smallmouth bass, walleye, and white bass fishing. Deep, clear water provides recreationists a beautifull setting for nearly any activity.
Located at the base of the Highland Rim of middle Tennessee, the lake boasts modern campgrounds and day use areas, opportunities for hunters and fisherman, and trails for hikers, backpackers, and horseback riders.
Located near metropolitan Nashville, good fishing is enhanced by rockfish stocked by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, providing anglers with excellent opportunity.
This extensively developed lake is located northeast of Nashville. Sailing and yachting are popular and numerous regattas are held on the lake.
This project passes through Middle Tennessee and features a 2, 700-acre waterfowl refuge and game management area. Cheatham is a "run-of-the-river" water resource project. The project meanders through Nashville and past Opryland.
Located in the Highland Rim section of northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky, Dale Hollow's crystalline waters are ideal for virtually all water sports, including scuba diving. The Corps provides 4 modern developed campgrounds.
Tennessee's only National Forest, the Cherokee, covers nearly 630, 000 acres in ten East Tennessee counties. It is the largest tract of public land in the State. The forest is separated into two parts by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.