Boone Dam
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Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam in northeastern Tennessee that creates Boone Lake and is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1950 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Boone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | South Fork Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
earth-fill dam ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak power generation
ⓘ
seasonal water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | concrete gated spillway ⓘ |
| hasUse |
electricity supply for TVA power system
ⓘ
public recreation on Boone Lake ⓘ regional flood risk reduction ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tennessee Valley Authority dam network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
northeastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Sullivan County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Johnson City, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | South Fork Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Boone Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Holston River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| structureType | earth-and-rock fill embankment with concrete spillway ⓘ |
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