Cherokee Dam

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Cherokee Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam in Tennessee that forms Cherokee Lake and provides flood control, power generation, and recreational opportunities.

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Cherokee Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1940
country United States
createdByProgram New Deal-era public works
formsReservoir Cherokee Lake
gridConnection Tennessee Valley Authority power grid
hasFunction peak power generation
water level regulation
hasPowerPlant yes
hasRecreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 160 feet
approximately 52 meters
inflow Holston River
length approximately 2,850 feet
approximately 869 meters
locatedIn Tennessee
locatedInCounty Grainger County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Tennessee
locatedInWatershed Tennessee River watershed
linked to: Tennessee River
locatedNear Jefferson City, Tennessee
locatedOnRiver Holston River
managingAgency Tennessee Valley Authority
namedAfter Cherokee people
openingDate 1942
operator Tennessee Valley Authority
outflow Holston River
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
partOf Tennessee Valley Authority system
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
region East Tennessee
reservoirName Cherokee Lake
reservoirType artificial lake
reservoirUse flood control
hydroelectric power
recreation
status operational
usedFor navigation support downstream
regional economic development
watercourseDammed Holston River

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Holston River hasDam Cherokee Dam
Cherokee Reservoir createdBy Cherokee Dam
Cherokee Reservoir impoundedBy Cherokee Dam
Cherokee Lake formedByDam Cherokee Dam