Norris Dam

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Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.

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Norris Dam canonical 10
Norris Hydroelectric Project 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf TVA dam
concrete gravity dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Norris Hydroelectric Project
linked to: Norris Dam
associatedWithProgram Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933
basinCountry United States
constructionBeganUnder Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
New Deal
constructionStartDate 1933
country United States
createsReservoir Norris Lake
function reduces downstream flooding
regulates flow of the Clinch River
George W. NorrisContribution advocated for creation of TVA
George W. NorrisRole U.S. Senator from Nebraska
gridConnection Tennessee Valley Authority power grid
hasRecreationArea Norris Dam State Park
height approximately 265 feet
historicalSignificance early New Deal public works project
first major dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority
installedCapacity approximately 131 megawatts
length approximately 1,860 feet
locatedIn Anderson County, Tennessee
Campbell County, Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
locatedNear Knoxville, Tennessee
Norris, Tennessee
locatedOnRiver Clinch River
namedAfter George W. Norris
nearProtectedArea Norris Dam State Park
numberOfTurbines 2
openingDate 1936
operator Tennessee Valley Authority
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
partOf Clinch River watershed
linked to: Clinch River

Tennessee Valley Authority system
providesServiceTo Clinch River Valley
linked to: Clinch River

Tennessee Valley region
linked to: Tennessee Valley
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation improvement
recreation
regional economic development
reservoirName Norris Lake
reservoirShorelineLength over 800 miles
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 34,000 acres
turbineType Francis turbine

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Clinch River hasDam Norris Dam
Norris Dam alsoKnownAs Norris Hydroelectric Project
linked to: Norris Dam
Clinton, Tennessee hasNearbyFacility Norris Dam
subject linked to: Clinton
Norris, Tennessee namedAfter Norris Dam
Norris, Tennessee near Norris Dam
Tennessee Valley region hasHydroelectricDam Norris Dam
Norris Lake createdBy Norris Dam