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66274(27) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Photo ID:
66274(27)
Date:
June 1942
Description:
Original caption reads: "Watts Bar Dam Hydroelectric Plant.  Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating servomotor in TVA's hydroelectric plant at Watts Bar Dam on the Tennessee River.  Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 150,000 kw.  The reservoir at the dam adds 370,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system."
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Subjects:
Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.