TVA’s Mightiest Dam
WEBThe dam has a generating capacity of 184 megawatts. • The dam is 206 feet high and stretches 8,422 feet across the Tennessee River. • It took 1,356,000 cubic yards of concrete to build Kentucky Dam. • The peak employment for both …
TVA Dam Safety
WEBTVA Dam Safety teams protect lives and property by ensuring our dams are designed, constructed, operated and maintained for safety and reliability. TVA's Dam Safety program covers more than 140 structures, including 91 listed on the National Inventory of Dams.
Hydroelectric - TVA.com
WEBTake a virtual tour of TVA's longest dam—a muscular powerhouse that connects the Tennessee River to the National Inland Waterway. Fontana Dam TVA's tallest dam was built in a hurry to help power the industries that would help win WWII.
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane …
WEB1 day ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) dam systems were put to the test during Helene. Following the severe weather, teams have worked to see which dams are safe...
Record release at Douglas Dam as TVA works to prevent more …
WEB1 day ago · DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — A record amount of water is rushing through the power turbines and spillways of Douglas Dam. Normally at this time of year, the dam would be drawn down to get ready for...
100 Years of Electrifying History: The TVA and Wilson Dam
WEBDiscover the electrifying history of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Wilson Dam.
Inside Fontana Dam: Rare tour inspires awe and reflection on a ...
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Fontana is the largest dam east of the Rocky Mountains and stands 480 feet tall, about the same height as the Great Pyramid in Giza. It’s also 376 feet thick and 2,365 feet long. It features two spill pipes that are 34 feet in diameter and pass water from Fontana Lake into the Little Tennessee River on the other side.
TVA: TN dams were pushed to their limits, but performed as they …
WEB2 days ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Historic flooding pushed Tennessee's dams to their limits but they performed as expected, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Building a Better Life for the Tennessee Valley - TVA.com
WEBIn the 1960s, TVA built Melton Hill Dam, the only tributary dam in the TVA system with a navigational lock. It also built Nickajack Dam below Chattanooga to replace the leaking Hales Bar Dam built by the Tennessee Electric Power Company in 1913.
Damming the TVA : 50 years ago, a grassroots groundswell …
WEBCreated in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority was started as a federally owned corporation devised to build dams to control floods, facilitate navigation, lift people from poverty, and provide electricity to the South on a massive scale.