Hales Bar Dam
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Hales Bar Dam was an early 20th-century hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Tennessee, notable as one of the first major dams built on a navigable river in the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdNavigationPoolFor | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUseOfSite |
marina
ⓘ
recreational facility ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| elevationOfCrest | approximately 665 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | construction on porous limestone foundation ⓘ |
| hadIssues |
chronic leakage
ⓘ
foundation problems ⓘ high maintenance costs ⓘ |
| hasLock | navigation lock ⓘ |
| hasRemainingStructure |
lock structure remnants
ⓘ
powerhouse ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Hamilton County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marion County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haletown, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Nickajack Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationLockUse | allowing barge and boat passage on Tennessee River ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Tennessee River Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTransportationRoute |
Interstate 24
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major dams on a navigable U.S. river
ⓘ
early large-scale hydroelectric development in the Tennessee Valley ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltBy | Tennessee Electric Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tennessee River navigation system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Tennessee River development projects ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ |
| region | Tennessee Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Nickajack Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirLaterKnownAs | Nickajack Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Hales Bar Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.