Tennessee River navigation system
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The Tennessee River navigation system is an integrated network of dams, locks, and reservoirs managed primarily by the Tennessee Valley Authority to enable commercial navigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation along the Tennessee River.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation system
ⓘ
waterway infrastructure network ⓘ |
| affects | regional economic development in the Tennessee Valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mississippi River system
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | 9-foot navigation channel ⓘ |
| enables |
barge transportation
ⓘ
year-round navigation ⓘ |
| follows | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthority | federal navigation servitude ⓘ |
| hasBenefit |
flood damage reduction
ⓘ
improved water level management ⓘ reduced transportation costs ⓘ renewable electricity production ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam
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hydroelectric power plant ⓘ lock ⓘ navigation channel ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
altered river flow regime
ⓘ
creation of reservoir habitats ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee River basin ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Inland Waterway System of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water supply regulation ⓘ |
| regulates | Tennessee River flow ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
agricultural commodities transport
ⓘ
chemical products transport ⓘ coal transport ⓘ manufactured goods transport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial barge operators
ⓘ
recreational boaters ⓘ |
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee River hydroelectric system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee River reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir network
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Tennessee River reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir network
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee River reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee River reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Watts Bar
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Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system