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66275(34) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Photo ID:
66275(34)
Date:
June 1942
Description:
Original caption reads: "TVA Power and Conservation:  Fort Loudon Dam Construction.  The downstream face of the spillway of the new Fort Loudon dam.  This dam is located farther upstream than any other 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 15 miles upstream to the city of Knoxville.  The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet.  Power installation of 64,000 kw. is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kw."
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.