Hales Bar Dam

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Hales Bar Dam was an early 20th-century hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Tennessee, notable as one of the first major dams built on a navigable river in the United States.

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Hales Bar Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former dam ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1939 ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1913 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1905 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdNavigationPoolFor Tennessee River ⓘ
currentUseOfSite marina ⓘ
recreational facility ⓘ
demolitionDate 1971 ⓘ
elevationOfCrest approximately 665 feet above sea level ⓘ
engineeringChallenge construction on porous limestone foundation ⓘ
hadIssues chronic leakage ⓘ
foundation problems ⓘ
high maintenance costs ⓘ
hasLock navigation lock ⓘ
hasRemainingStructure lock structure remnants ⓘ
powerhouse ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn Tennessee ⓘ
locatedInCounty Hamilton County, Tennessee ⓘ
Marion County, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedNear Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Haletown, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River ⓘ
locatedUpstreamOf Nickajack Dam ⓘ
navigationLockUse allowing barge and boat passage on Tennessee River ⓘ
nearbyFeature Tennessee River Gorge ⓘ
nearbyTransportationRoute Interstate 24 ⓘ
U.S. Route 41 ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first major dams on a navigable U.S. river ⓘ
early large-scale hydroelectric development in the Tennessee Valley ⓘ
openingDate 1913 ⓘ
operatedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
originallyBuiltBy Tennessee Electric Power Company ⓘ
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ
partOf Tennessee River navigation system ⓘ
early Tennessee River development projects ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ
region Tennessee Valley ⓘ
replacedBy Nickajack Dam ⓘ
reservoirLaterKnownAs Nickajack Lake ⓘ
reservoirName Hales Bar Reservoir ⓘ

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Nickajack Dam → replacedStructure → Hales Bar Dam ⓘ