Norris Reservoir
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Norris Reservoir is a large man-made lake in eastern Tennessee created by the Norris Dam on the Clinch River, popular for recreation, fishing, and hydroelectric power generation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| adjacentProtectedArea | Norris Dam State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionStartOfDam | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campbell County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Tennessee Valley Authority system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationMethod | impoundment of the Clinch River ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
crappie
ⓘ
largemouth bass ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ striped bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ |
| formedBy | Norris Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
marinas
ⓘ
public boat ramps ⓘ |
| inflow |
Clinch River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powell River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | eastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 200 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George W. Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Knoxville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norris, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| recreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ swimming ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| shorelineLength | over 800 miles ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 34,000 acres ⓘ |
| tributaryRiver | Powell River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
fishing
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFlooding | 1936 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.