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[ New Search ] Upstream Face of the Spillway at the Fort Loudon 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: Fort Loudon Enlarged Image Description : The upstream face of the spillway at the new Fort Loudon dam. This dam is located farthest up the Tennessee River of any of TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000 acre lake reaching 55 miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,00 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kw. is authorized with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kw. Listed Under: [Tennessee Valley Authority][Dams][Fort Loudon Dam] [Utilities][Dams][Fort Loudon Dam, TN]