Take your next vacation at Watts Bar Lake. Stay at one of Watts Bar Lake Cabin
rentals or Watts Bar Lake house boat rentals and other Watts Bar Lake lodging. Many
of the Watts Bar Lake marinas offer fishing boat, pontoon boat, jet ski and houseboat
rentals. Some of the marinas also have a restaurant. Watts Bar Lake offers prime real
estate for lake front property and homes for sale.
The construction of Watts Bar Dam was started on July 1, 1939 and was completed in
less than 3 years by the TVA. The filling of Watts Bar Lake began three weeks after
the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The total cost of construction of the reservoir as of 1946
was $35,231,729 taking more than 11,000,000 man hours to complete. The dam itself
contains 480,200 cubic yards of concrete. Watts Bar Dam and Reservoir was
constructed for the purpose of electric power, flood control, navigation, recreation, an
adequate supply of water and other related benefits. Watts Bar Dam contains five
30,000 kilowatt capacity generating units. The lake itself contains a total of four
electric power plants, two fossil plants, Kingston and Watts Bar. Watts Bar Fossil plant
is currently not being used. There is also Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Watts Bar Hydro
Plant located at the dam.
Watts Bar Lake is on the Tennessee River and is surrounded by Loudon, Roane, Rhea,
and Meigs Counties in Tennessee. Watts Bar Lake covers 39,000 acres at full pool,
and has 771 miles of shoreline. The lake extends 72.4 miles from the Watts Bar Dam
up to Ft. Loudon dam, with the maximum depth being approximately 70 feet near the
dam. The principal tributaries of Watts Bar are the Clinch River and the Tennessee
River. Watts Bar Lake is one of south's largest lakes. The watershed (the land the
water drains from) for the lake is 17,310 square miles.
rentals or Watts Bar Lake house boat rentals and other Watts Bar Lake lodging. Many
of the Watts Bar Lake marinas offer fishing boat, pontoon boat, jet ski and houseboat
rentals. Some of the marinas also have a restaurant. Watts Bar Lake offers prime real
estate for lake front property and homes for sale.
The construction of Watts Bar Dam was started on July 1, 1939 and was completed in
less than 3 years by the TVA. The filling of Watts Bar Lake began three weeks after
the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The total cost of construction of the reservoir as of 1946
was $35,231,729 taking more than 11,000,000 man hours to complete. The dam itself
contains 480,200 cubic yards of concrete. Watts Bar Dam and Reservoir was
constructed for the purpose of electric power, flood control, navigation, recreation, an
adequate supply of water and other related benefits. Watts Bar Dam contains five
30,000 kilowatt capacity generating units. The lake itself contains a total of four
electric power plants, two fossil plants, Kingston and Watts Bar. Watts Bar Fossil plant
is currently not being used. There is also Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Watts Bar Hydro
Plant located at the dam.
Watts Bar Lake is on the Tennessee River and is surrounded by Loudon, Roane, Rhea,
and Meigs Counties in Tennessee. Watts Bar Lake covers 39,000 acres at full pool,
and has 771 miles of shoreline. The lake extends 72.4 miles from the Watts Bar Dam
up to Ft. Loudon dam, with the maximum depth being approximately 70 feet near the
dam. The principal tributaries of Watts Bar are the Clinch River and the Tennessee
River. Watts Bar Lake is one of south's largest lakes. The watershed (the land the
water drains from) for the lake is 17,310 square miles.
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| Area Marinas: |
- Arrowhead Resort
- 261 Bennett Dr
Spring City, TN 37381
(423) 365-6484
www.arrowheadmarine.com
- Caney Creek Marina
- 3745 Roane State Hwy
Harriman, TN 37748
(865) 882-4042
www.caneycreekmarina.com
- Bayside Marina & Resort
- 134 Bayside Dr
Ten Mile, TN 37880
(865) 376-7031
www.baysidemarinatn.com
- Blue Springs Marina
- 3952 River Rd
Ten Mile, TN 37880
(865) 376-7298
www.bluespringsmarina.com
- Brigadoon Resort
- 159 Eagle Lodge Rd
Rockwell, TN 37854
(865) 354-0202
- Eden Marina
- 653 Scenic Lakeview Dr
Spring City, TN 37381
(423) 365-6929
www.edenmarina.com
- Spring City Marina & Resort
- 2109 New Lake Rd
Spring City, Tn 37381
423-365-5150
www.springcitymarina.com
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