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[ New Search ] Workman Drilling a Blast Hole at Douglas Dam Location : TN Date : Jun, 1942 Agency : TVA Credits : Palmer (OWI Photographer) Owner : FDRL Medium : B&W Photo Control Number : Photographs (General): TVA: Dams: Tennessee: Douglas Enlarged Image Description : Construction of Douglas Dam. Drilling a blast hole with a jackhammer at the rock quarry at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad river. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long with a 31,600 acre reservoir area extending 43 miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kw. of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kw. in the average year. Listed Under: [Tennessee Valley Authority][Dams][Douglas Dam] [Utilities][Dams][Douglas Dam, TN]