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Dam was the first dam built by the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority). Construction
started on October 1, 1933, only a few months after the agency was created.
The gates were closed on March 4, 1936 and Norris Reservoir was completely
filled on January 22, 1937. |
| Norris Lake extends 73 miles
up the Clinch River and 56 miles up the Powell River. It has 750 miles
of shoreline, and 50 miles of island shoreline giving a total of 800 miles
of shoreline. The maximum width of the lake is 1.2 miles with a surface
area of 34,200 acres. The watershed area for Norris Lake covers 2,912 square
miles. Norris Dam is 265 feethigh, and 1860 feet long and is located on
the Clinch River at mile marker 79.8 in Campbell and Anderson County, Tennessee.
The reservoir is 129 miles long. Norris Lake and the dam were named for
George W. Norris, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. The dam helps control floods
in the area, generates electricity, and helps maintain navigation depth
on the Tennessee River. Before reaching the Ohio River the water goes through
nine different dams, generating electricity at each one. |
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Norris Lake July, 2002
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