Nickajack Dam

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gravity dam hydroelectric dam navigation dam

Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southeastern Tennessee, forming Nickajack Lake and helping control flooding and support regional power generation.

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Label Occurrences
Nickajack Dam canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
navigation dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
commissioned 1967 ⓘ
constructionBegan 1964 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
downstreamFrom Chickamauga Dam ⓘ
elevationAtCrest about 633 feet above sea level ⓘ
formsReservoir Nickajack Lake ⓘ
hasEnergySource hydropower ⓘ
hasFunction controls water levels on the Tennessee River ⓘ
facilitates barge traffic ⓘ
generates hydroelectric power ⓘ
hasLock navigation lock ⓘ
hasSpillwayType gate-controlled overflow ⓘ
hasUse boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
helpsControl flooding on the Tennessee River ⓘ
isPartOf Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee Valley Authority dam system
locatedIn Marion County, Tennessee ⓘ
Tennessee (eastern portion) ⓘ
surface form: southeastern Tennessee
locatedInCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedNear Chattanooga ⓘ
surface form: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Nickajack Cave ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River ⓘ
managingAgency Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
opened 1967 ⓘ
operator Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
regionServed Tennessee Valley ⓘ
southeastern Tennessee ⓘ
replacedStructure Hales Bar Dam ⓘ
reservoirName Nickajack Lake ⓘ
reservoirPurpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
riverSystem Tennessee River ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee River system
supports inland navigation ⓘ
regional power generation ⓘ
upstreamFrom Guntersville Dam ⓘ
watercourse Tennessee River ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennessee River → hasDam → Nickajack Dam ⓘ
Nickajack Lake → createdBy → Nickajack Dam ⓘ
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States → hasHydroelectricDam → Nickajack Dam ⓘ
subject surface form: Tennessee Valley region