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Chickamauga Lake
Chickamauga Lake - Chickamauga Lock and Dam
Chickamauga Lock and Dam
Location Tennessee
Coordinates 35°22′28.7″N, 85°2′0.6″W
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Tennessee River, Hiwassee River
Primary outflows Tennessee River
Catchment area 20,790 square miles (53,846 km²)
Basin countries United States
Surface area 36,240 acres (147 km²)

Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed in 1940. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. The Hiwassee River has its headwaters on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in northern Georgia (as the Hiawassee River) and flows In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide The lake stretches from Watts Bar Dam at mile 529. Watts Bar Dam, on the Tennessee River in Tennessee about halfway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, provides flood control as well 9 (853 km) to Chickamauga Dam at mile 471. Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. 0 (758 km) making the lake 58. 9 miles (94. 8 km) long. It borders Rhea County, Meigs County, and Hamilton County with 810 miles (1,303 km) of shoreline and two bridges crossing it at State Highway 60 and Highway 30. Rhea County (pronounced " ray " is a County located in the U Meigs County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Hamilton County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. The lake is commonly used for recreational and outdoor activities, especially at the southern end, due to the high population density surrounding it.

The Hiwassee River runs into Chickamauga lake just north of Hiwassee Island, and the Highway 60 bridge at mile 500 (804. The Hiwassee River has its headwaters on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in northern Georgia (as the Hiawassee River) and flows 5 km).

Preceding Chickamauga Lake on the Tennessee River is Watts Bar Lake, and following is Nickajack Lake. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. Watts Bar Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system Nickajack Lake is the reservoir created by Nickajack Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

It was named after the Chickamauga (tribe) of Cherokees who used to live in the area. The Chickamauga wars (1776&ndash1794 were a series of back-and-forth raids campaigns ambushes minor skirmishes and several full-scale frontier battles that were a continuation of The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact

Full pool for Chickamauga lake is 682 feet above sea level; the current lake level can be checked here. The normal operating envelope is a level of approximately 676 ft through the end of March, rising steadily to full pool level of 682 feet by the middle of May. Then, full pool is maintained through the end of August, at which time the level drops steadily back down to 676 ft by the end of November. Actual lake levels will, of course, vary due to weather conditions and power needs.

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