Fort Loudoun Dam

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Fort Loudoun Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in eastern Tennessee.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fort Loudoun Lock 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tennessee Valley Authority dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
navigation dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionStartDate 1940
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasFunction flood control
improved navigation
recreation
hasPowerPlant yes
hasReservoir Fort Loudoun Lake
hasSpillway yes
locatedIn Tennessee
locatedInCounty Blount County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Loudon County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: eastern Tennessee
locatedNear Lenoir City
surface form: Lenoir City, Tennessee
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Fort Loudoun
openingDate 1943
operator Tennessee Valley Authority
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
partOf Tennessee Valley Authority
surface form: Tennessee Valley Authority system
purpose hydroelectric power generation
navigation
regionServed Tennessee Valley NERFINISHED
riverSystem Tennessee River system NERFINISHED
watercourseDammed Tennessee River NERFINISHED

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Tennessee River hasDam Fort Loudoun Dam
Tennessee River hasLock Fort Loudoun Dam
this entity surface form: Fort Loudoun Lock