Nickajack Cave

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Nickajack Cave is a historically significant limestone cave in Tennessee known for its rich biodiversity, including large bat colonies, and for being partially flooded by the creation of Nickajack Lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave
limestone cave
tourist attraction
accessibleBy boat
trail to viewing platform
associatedWith Cherokee history
Nickajack Town NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
floodedBy Nickajack Dam NERFINISHED
formedIn limestone
geologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus protected bat habitat
hasDesignation wildlife refuge
hasEcosystemType cave ecosystem
hasEntranceType water-level entrance
hasFeature large cave entrance
limestone formations
submerged passages
hasSpecies Indiana bat
eastern pipistrelle
gray bat
various cave invertebrates
hasUse bat sanctuary
recreation site
wildlife viewing
historicalUse Civil War resource site
Native American shelter
saltpeter mining
knownFor endangered species habitat
gray bat population
historical significance
large bat colonies
rich biodiversity
locatedIn Marion County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Nickajack Lake NERFINISHED
Tennessee
Tennessee River Gorge area NERFINISHED
managedBy Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED
near Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Interstate 24 NERFINISHED
South Pittsburg, Tennessee NERFINISHED
offersActivity bat watching
boating nearby
kayaking nearby
partiallyFloodedBy Nickajack Lake NERFINISHED
partiallyInundatedSince 1967
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
waterBody Nickajack Lake NERFINISHED

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Nickajack Dam locatedNear Nickajack Cave
Nickajack Lake knownFor Nickajack Cave
this entity surface form: Nickajack Cave wildlife area
Nickajack Lake adjacentTo Nickajack Cave
Nickajack Lake hasIslandOrFeature Nickajack Cave
this entity surface form: Nickajack Cave embayment