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Tellico Dam is a dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Loudon County Tennessee on the Little Tennessee River just above the main stem of the Tennessee River. It impounds the Tellico Reservoir.Construction of the Tellico Dam was controversial and marks a turning point in American attitudes toward dam construction. Until the 1960s and 1970s few questioned the value of building a dam; indeed dams were considered to represent progress and technological prowess.
