Cherokee Dam
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Cherokee Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam in Tennessee that forms Cherokee Lake and provides flood control, power generation, and recreational opportunities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Dam canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByProgram | New Deal-era public works ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Cherokee Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Tennessee Valley Authority power grid ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak power generation
ⓘ
water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivities |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 160 feet
ⓘ
approximately 52 meters ⓘ |
| inflow | Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2,850 feet
ⓘ
approximately 869 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Grainger County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jefferson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jefferson City, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cherokee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee Valley Authority system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | East Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cherokee Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation support downstream
ⓘ
regional economic development ⓘ |
| watercourseDammed | Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.