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By Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
Watts Bar Marker
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1 ► Tennessee, Rhea County, Akeman Crossroad — Watts Bar — length 2960 feet, height 112 feet —
Built by TVA 1939 - 1942 as a unit of its multi-purpose system of dams. — — Map (db m165897) HM
2 ► Tennessee, Rhea County, Akeman Crossroad — Watts Bar Turbine —
This is one of four original turbines installed at Watts Bar Dam when in was constructed in the 1940s. this turbine - the one for Unit 4 - was placed here with a crane in 2014 when a new, modern turbine took its place in the dam. Built by . . . — — Map (db m165898) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 1, 2026