Norris Dam
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Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norris Hydroelectric Project | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
TVA dam
ⓘ
concrete gravity dam ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Norris Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Norris Hydroelectric Project
|
| associatedWithProgram | Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBeganUnder |
Roosevelt administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
New Deal ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Norris Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
reduces downstream flooding
ⓘ
regulates flow of the Clinch River ⓘ |
| George W. NorrisContribution | advocated for creation of TVA ⓘ |
| George W. NorrisRole | U.S. Senator from Nebraska ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Tennessee Valley Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Valley Authority power grid
|
| hasRecreationArea | Norris Dam State Park ⓘ |
| height | approximately 265 feet ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early New Deal public works project
ⓘ
first major dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 131 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,860 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campbell County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
Norris, Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Clinch River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George W. Norris ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Norris Dam State Park ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clinch River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Valley Authority system
|
| providesServiceTo |
Clinch River
ⓘ
surface form:
Clinch River Valley
Tennessee Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Valley region
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ recreation ⓘ regional economic development ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Norris Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirShorelineLength | over 800 miles ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 34,000 acres ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Norris Hydroelectric Project