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1/27/2012
Full Pool: 741.0
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Flooding risk halts barge shipments on Tennessee River

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Date: 1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM

TVA is releasing water from Chickamauga Dam, which is raising the level of the Tennessee River. The Tennessee River will be a no-shipping zone this weekend as TVA draws down its rain-swollen reservoirs to prevent future flooding.See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free

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Ky. to review how to restore bridge struck by boat

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM

The Delta Mariner was traveling on the Tennessee River on its typical route on its way from Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when it was unable to pass under shorter spans of the bridge and collided with the structure.See all stories on this topic »Atlanta Journal

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Portion Of Tennessee River Closed After Bridge Collapses--Coast Guard

Wall Street Journal (India)

Date: 1/28/2012 2:22:37 AM

The United States Coast Guard said it has closed a two-mile section of the Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky. after a cargo ship collision caused the Eggner Ferry Bridge to collapse Friday. There were no injuries or pollution reported, the Coast Guard ...See all stories on this topic

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Water in Watts Bar is on the rise.

WBIR-TV

Date: 1/27/2012 11:50:38 PM

Fort Loudoun Dam is discharging 396000 gallons per second. This afternoon the Tennessee River closed to commercial traffic below Chattanooga because of the river's high speeds. Twenty-eight of the 29 systems dams are currently generating electricity.See all stories on this topic

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WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports3 On Your Side: Suck Creek Rd ...

WRCB-TV

Date: 1/27/2012 11:50:38 PM

By Nick Austin, Meteorologist - bio | email CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- Excess rainfall flowing off Signal Mountain across Suck Creek Road Thursday night washed right onto Joanne Stabile's property along the Tennessee River. It's happened before, she says, ...See all stories on this topic

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Located about midway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, the lake begins as the Tennessee River below Fort Loudon Dam in Lenoir City, Tennessee and stretches 72.4 miles (116.5 km) to Watts Bar Dam, near Spring City, Tennessee.

The Clinch River connects to the main channel of the lake at mile 568 near Southwest Point in Kingston, Tennessee. The widening of the Clinch by the lake makes that river navigable all the way up to Melton Hill Dam, which is equipped with a navigation lock allowing navigation upstream through Oak Ridge and Clinton.

The partially navigable Emory River connects with the Clinch near the TVA's Kingston Steam Plant just upriver from the meeting with the Tennessee.

Including the Clinch and Emory arms, Watts Bar has 722 miles (1,160 km) of shoreline and 39,000 acres (160 km²) of surface area.

Minor tributaries include Poplar Creek, Caney Creek, and White's Creek. The lake contains several large islands, most notably Thief Neck Island, Long Island, and Sand Island.
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Watts Bar Lake
- River: Tennessee River
- Area: 39,000 Acres
- Shoreline: 783 Miles
- Length: 72 Miles
- Vol: 1,132,000 Acre Ft.

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