TVA’s provide hydropower, ood Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) control, water quality, navigation and ample Lexington Destination water supply for the Valley. Did you know that they also provide fun?

Come summer, TVA operates its dams to ll the for recreation. Boating, shing, swimming, rafting and blueway paddling are all supported Bald Eagle by TVA with boat ramps, swim beaches and put ins. There are plenty of hiking (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and biking trails, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, campsites, scenic overlooks SOUTH and other day-use areas, too. So plan a TVA vacation this year—you’re sure HO W.V. ILLINOIS LSTON 77 to have a good time. o R i v i e Rainbow Trout - 1951 h r (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Because of its depth and clarity, is a O FORT premier destination for inland scuba diving. The aerating Paducah PATRICK weir below the dam has many bene ts—among them NRY creating an oxygen-rich environment that’s fostered a HE world-class trout shery. ORRIS 75 MISSOURI N Hopkinsville 65 Kentucky – 1944 24 Norris - 1936 CKY —the rst built by a newly KENTU Around Kentucky Lake there are Ft. Patrick Henry - 1953 55 formed TVA—is known for its many is an ideal shing over 12,000 acres of state wildlife hiking and biking trails. The Norris River management areas, that offer small destination. The is stocked with rainbow Bluff Trail is a must-see destination for trout each year, and is also good for hooking and large game and waterfowl wildower enthusiasts each spring. hunting as well as wildlife viewing bluegill, bass and crappie. and hiking trails. C r u ‡lbur Dam m TENNESSEE e b 81 e v Melton ll r - 1964 i l MELTO a Nashville N A unique asset for TVA, the Douglas - 1943 n HILL OUGLAS R d 40 lovely campground at the Melton Construction of D Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) R Hill Reservation Recreation Area began in February 1942 and was 155 i features a swim beach, picnic completed on a crash schedule v e i r area and boat ramp, yes, but it’s Knoxville in just 12 months and 17 days. 26 also equipped with solar panels, The construction of Douglas set p a wind turbine, LED lighting, a world record for projects of low-ow water systems and equivalent size. p recycled materials. 40 i PICKWICK Great Falls Dam Ft. Loudoun Dam 40 s TellicoDam s Fontana - 1945 i Beech River Dams Gorgeous is the highest dam east of the Rockies. The s runs across the dam reservation, Asheville s Pickwick Landing - 1938 75 which offers a shelter with NORTH i You’ll want to get out on your boat at Pickwick hot showers and is known to Lake, a popular destination for water skiing, hikers as the “Fontana Hilton.” CAROLINA M 40 F 26 wakeboarding and tubing. It’s also great for 24 ONTANA shing, especially in the tailwater at the upper end of the lake, noted for record-size R i v e r small-mouth bass and cat sh. wassee Dam Tims Ford Dam Ocoee #1 Dam Memphis W Ocoee #2 Dam ILSON 65 ckajack Dam Chattanooga Ocoee #3 Dam ‡lson - 1925 SOUTH The Muscle Shoals Reservation at Wilson Dam Raccoon Mountain Pumped offers 17 miles of hiking trails and the Rockpile Storage Plant - 1978 CAROLINA Recreation Area, which boasts several waterfalls Raccoon Mountain has close to 30 miles and a play structure modeled after the dam. Huntsville of trails used by mountain bikers and OON Muscle Shoals RACC hikers from all over the country, and offers UNTAIN stunning views of Lookout Mountain75 and MO downtown Chattanooga.

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