Norris Dam

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Norris Dam stretches across a wide river, with a road running along the top and a power station below, surrounded by forested hills in East Tennessee.

Norris Dam

dam, Tennessee, United States

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Clinch River
…through Norris Lake (impounded by Norris Dam) near the junction with the Powell River and flows on through Watts Bar Lake to the Tennessee River. The river is an important part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system.
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…through Norris Lake (impounded by Norris Dam) near the junction with the Powell River and flows on through Watts Bar Lake to the Tennessee River. The river is an important part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system.
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Norris
Norris Dam (1936; the first major dam to be built by the TVA), 5 miles (8 km) northwest, is 265 feet (81 metres) high and 1,860 feet (567 metres) long. It impounds the Clinch and Powell rivers for power generation, flood control, and recreation to…
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Norris Dam (1936; the first major dam to be built by the TVA), 5 miles (8 km) northwest, is 265 feet (81 metres) high and 1,860 feet (567 metres) long. It impounds the Clinch and Powell rivers for power generation, flood control, and recreation to…
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