Tennessee River navigation system

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The Tennessee River navigation system is an integrated network of dams, locks, and reservoirs managed primarily by the Tennessee Valley Authority to enable commercial navigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation along the Tennessee River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf navigation system
waterway infrastructure network
affects regional economic development in the Tennessee Valley
associatedWith Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 NERFINISHED
connectedTo Mississippi River system
Ohio River NERFINISHED
coordinatedWith U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
designedFor 9-foot navigation channel
enables barge transportation
year-round navigation
follows Tennessee River NERFINISHED
hasAuthority federal navigation servitude
hasBenefit flood damage reduction
improved water level management
reduced transportation costs
renewable electricity production
hasComponent dam
hydroelectric power plant
lock
navigation channel
reservoir
hasEnvironmentalImpact altered river flow regime
creation of reservoir habitats
locatedIn Alabama
Georgia NERFINISHED
Kentucky
Mississippi NERFINISHED
North Carolina
Tennessee
Tennessee River basin
United States
Virginia
managedBy Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED
partOf Inland Waterway System of the United States NERFINISHED
purpose commercial navigation
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation support
water supply regulation
regulates Tennessee River flow
supportsIndustry agricultural commodities transport
chemical products transport
coal transport
manufactured goods transport
usedBy commercial barge operators
recreational boaters

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Pickwick Landing Dam partOf Tennessee River navigation system
Guntersville Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Dam partOf Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Dam partOf Tennessee River hydroelectric system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Chickamauga Dam partOf Tennessee River navigation system
Watts Bar Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Fort Loudoun Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Pickwick Lake partOf Tennessee River reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Pickwick Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir network
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Lake partOf Tennessee River reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir network
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Wheeler Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Nickajack Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
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Chickamauga Lake partOf Tennessee River reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
South Holston Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Cherokee Reservoir partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Tellico Lake partOf Tennessee River reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Watauga Lake partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Emory River contributesTo Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system
Watts Bar partOf Tennessee River navigation system
Wilson Reservoir partOf Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir system
linked to: Tennessee River navigation system