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Log Cofferdam 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

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Description : Construction of Douglas Dam. A log cofferdam at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. Douglas 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 100,00 kw. of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kw. in the average year.

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[Tennessee Valley Authority][Dams][Douglas Dam]
[Utilities][Dams][Douglas Dam, TN]