The state administers two large game management areas, three state parks,
and 59 public access sites. There are three county parks. The TVA retains
about 22,000 acres for future recreational development. Norris Lake extends
73 miles up the Clinch River and 56 miles up the Powell River. It has 750 miles
of shoreline, and 50 miles of island shoreline giving a total of 800 miles of
shoreline. The maximum width of the lake is 1.2 miles with a surface area of
34,200 acres. The watershed area for Norris Lake covers 2,912 square miles.
Norris Dam is 265 feet high, and 1860 feet long and is located on the Clinch
River at mile marker 79.8 in Campbell and Anderson County, Tennessee. The
reservoir is 129 miles long. Norris Lake and the dam were named for George
W. Norris, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. The dam helps control floods in the
area, generates electricity, and helps maintain navigation depth on the
Tennessee River. Before reaching the Ohio River the water goes through nine
different dams, generating electricity at each one.
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and 59 public access sites. There are three county parks. The TVA retains
about 22,000 acres for future recreational development. Norris Lake extends
73 miles up the Clinch River and 56 miles up the Powell River. It has 750 miles
of shoreline, and 50 miles of island shoreline giving a total of 800 miles of
shoreline. The maximum width of the lake is 1.2 miles with a surface area of
34,200 acres. The watershed area for Norris Lake covers 2,912 square miles.
Norris Dam is 265 feet high, and 1860 feet long and is located on the Clinch
River at mile marker 79.8 in Campbell and Anderson County, Tennessee. The
reservoir is 129 miles long. Norris Lake and the dam were named for George
W. Norris, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. The dam helps control floods in the
area, generates electricity, and helps maintain navigation depth on the
Tennessee River. Before reaching the Ohio River the water goes through nine
different dams, generating electricity at each one.
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