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Watts Bar Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Meigs County and Rhea County Tennessee United States. The dam is one of nine dams on the main Tennessee River channel operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority which built the dam in early 1940s to provide flood control and electricity and to help create a continuous navigable channel along the entire length of the river.

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length (km)
902.208
building start date
1939-07-01
building start year
1939-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
34.1376
location
Meigs County Tennessee, Rhea County Tennessee
opening date
1942-01-01
opening year
1942-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
Tennessee Valley Authority
river
Tennessee River
latitude
35.6213
longitude
-84.7816

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