Melton Hill Dam
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Melton Hill Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in East Tennessee, forming Melton Hill Lake and providing power generation, recreation, and flood control for the Knoxville area.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tennessee Valley Authority facility
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectedWaterway |
Tennessee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee River via Clinch River
|
| constructionCost | approximately $40 million ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Melton Hill Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationOfCrest | approximately 795 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction |
reduces flooding risk downstream on the Clinch River
ⓘ
supports flood regulation for the Tennessee River system ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Tennessee Valley Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Valley Authority power system
|
| hasNavigationLock | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 79 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loudon County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tennessee (eastern portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee
|
| locatedOnRiver | Clinch River ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| navigationLockOperator | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| navigationLockType | single-chamber lock ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Clinton, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clinch River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Valley Authority system
|
| plantType | run-of-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tennessee (eastern portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee
Knoxville metropolitan area ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Melton Hill Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirShorelineLength | approximately 173 miles ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 5,470 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ rowingsports ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| servesCity | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
hydropower generation for regional grid ⓘ |
| turbineType |
Kaplan turbines
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
|
Referenced by (4)
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