
Watts Bar Lake and the winding Tennessee River dominate this regional landscape during a period of significant industrial and energy development. The map documents the footprint of the Tennessee Valley Authority's infrastructure, from the Watts Bar Dam to the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, then under construction, and the proposed Clinch River Breeder Reactor. This era saw the recent creation of Tellico Lake and the established waters of Fort Loudoun Lake, reflecting the total transformation of the river valley into a managed reservoir system.
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1935 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

1935 Elverton
Roane County, TN

1936 Bacon Gap
Roane County, TN

1936 Cave Creek
Roane County, TN

1936 Pattie Gap
Roane County, TN

1940 Bacon Gap
Roane County, TN

1940 Cave Creek
Roane County, TN

1940 Pattie Gap
Roane County, TN

1941 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

1941 Elverton
Roane County, TN

1952 Bacon Gap
Roane County, TN

1952 Pattie Gap
Roane County, TN

1953 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

1953 Cave Creek
Roane County, TN

1953 Elverton
Roane County, TN

1968 Bacon Gap
Roane County, TN

1968 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

1968 Cave Creek
Roane County, TN

1968 Elverton
Roane County, TN

1973 Pattie Gap
Roane County, TN

1981 Watts Bar Lake
Roane County, TN

1989 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

1998 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

2022 Bethel Valley
Roane County, TN

2022 Cave Creek
Roane County, TN

2022 Elverton
Roane County, TN

2022 Pattie Gap
Roane County, TN

2023 Bacon Gap
Roane County, TN