Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee

Generator hall of the powerhouse

The dam is long and high.^[1] Its hydroelectric generating capacity is 160,000 kilowatts.^[1] A by lock allows barges and other boats to travel past it, raising or lowering them about between Chickamauga and Nickajack reservoirs.^[1] Because the concrete of the original lock has deteriorated due to "concrete growth" caused by chemical reactions between its constituent cement and rock aggregate, a $375 million project to replace the lock began in 2003. The new by lock was scheduled to be completed by 2014.^[2]

Chickamauga Dam was named after the Chickamauga (tribe) of Cherokees who formerly lived in the area.^[1]

The Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge carries Tennessee State Route 153 above the length of the dam. The Tennessee Riverwalk, a walkway along the Tennessee River, begins at the dam.

Chickamauga Dam in culture

The main characters in Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road, while traveling in a post-apocalyptic world in an unnamed U.S. state, have a small discussion about the dam on page 19 as they "sat on a bench and looked out over the valley where the land rolled away into the gritty fog." They could see Chickamauga Dam from this vantage point.

See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
• List of crossings of the Tennessee River

References

External links

• TVA: Chickamauga Reservoir
• Hydroelectric plants in Tennessee

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