Old Hickory Dam

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Old Hickory Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Cumberland River in Tennessee that creates Old Hickory Lake and helps control flooding and support regional water needs.

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Old Hickory Dam canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
navigation dam ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1952 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsReservoir Old Hickory Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
hasFunction flow regulation ⓘ
regional water management ⓘ
river level control ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after Andrew Jackson, nicknamed "Old Hickory" ⓘ
hasNavigationLock yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
isPartOf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District projects ⓘ
locatedIn Tennessee ⓘ
locatedInCounty Davidson County, Tennessee ⓘ
Sumner County, Tennessee ⓘ
Trousdale County, Tennessee ⓘ
Wilson County, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedNear Hendersonville, Tennessee ⓘ
Old Hickory, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Cumberland River ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
navigationLockOperator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
nearCity Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
openingDate 1957 ⓘ
operatedByDistrict U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District ⓘ
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
partOfSystem Cumberland River reservoir system ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
region Middle Tennessee ⓘ
reservoirLocatedIn Tennessee ⓘ
reservoirName Old Hickory Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservoirUse industrial water supply ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
recreational use ⓘ
riverBasin Cumberland River Basin ⓘ
supportsActivity commercial navigation ⓘ
flood-risk management ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
waterBodyTypeCreated reservoir ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cumberland River → hasDam → Old Hickory Dam ⓘ