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Your Complete Resource for Lake Living in the Knoxville and Surrounding Area
East Tennessee is sometimes called the Great Lakes of the South. With seven lakes, many rivers
embracing and enhancing the valley of East Tennessee, including Fort Loudon Lake, Tellico Lake,
Watts Bar Lake, Melton Hill, Norris Lake, Cherokee Lake and Douglas Lake.
Water covers more than 220,000 acres of East Tennessee. From Chattanooga to Tri-Cities, TVA's
system of rivers and reservoirs drains more than 20,000 square miles in East Tennessee. Together
these bodies of water offer more than 4,500 miles of shoreline and unlimited recreational opportunities.
The Tennessee Valley has more than 1,000 square miles of water surface and 11,000 miles of public
shoreline across the Tennessee Valley. TVA protects a million acres of public land to support wildlife,
outdoor recreation and water quality. A wide range of recreation opportunities is available on the lakes
of East Tennessee. Recreation activities include picnicking boating, fishing, swimming, camping,
hiking, nature study, photograph, and hunting. Facilities to accommodate these activities are managed
by national, state and local agencies. Private interests operate commercial boat docks and resorts.
THE LAKES:
Cherokee Lake
Douglas Lake
Fort Loudon Lake
Melton Hill Lake
Norris Lake
Tellico Lake
Watts Bar Lake
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CAMPING
Recreation on area lakes with camping facilities are available. Lakes where camping is permitted
area shown on individual TVA lake recreation maps which may be requested from
TVA Maps, Haney Building 1A, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga TN 37402-2801 or phone (865) 751-6277.
TRAILS
Many reservoirs have one or more trails for backpacking, hiking, jogging, and bicycling, as well as
quiet paths for restful walking and nature study. A Trail Guide to the Great Lakes of the South
is available from TVA Map Sales, Haney Building 1A, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801.
FISHING AND HUNTING
Tennesseans love to fish and we do it all year around. Fishing is permitted all year in TVA lakes.
Best catches are generally reported in the spring and late fall. Each state sets it's own creel
limits and establishes its license requirements. Fishing and hunting licenses are issued by each
state and are sold at many boat docks. Principal game fish are largemouth, smallmouth, spotted,
white, and striped bass, crappie, walleye, Sauger, and sunfish. Rainbow trout are present in
several of the deep tributary lakes and below some of the dams.
Fishing License goes on sale March 1 each year, the beginning of prime fishing and are valid
though the last day of February. You can purchase any license, except Sportmans License,
Lifetime Sportmans License and the Lifetime Senior Citizens License, from most county court
clerks, sporting goods stores, hardware stores, boat docks and all Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency regional offices.
You can also order your license by mail. Just send your name, address (including zip code),
date of birth, physical features (height, weight, eye and hair color), and enclose the correct
fee to: TWRA/Information Section/Ellington Agricultural Center/P.O Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204.
For additional information contact:
Tennessee Valley Resources Agency Central Office
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Ellington Agricultural Center
P.O Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6500 |
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Boat Registration |
615-781-6522 |
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Boating Safety |
615-781-6682 |
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License Section |
615-781-6590 |
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Wildlife Division |
615-781-6610 |
BOATING & WATER SAFETY
Boating is a popular past time of TVA reservoirs, and encourages the public to practice
water safety procedures. Significant water use hazards exist above and below TVA dams
where waters often rush over spillways and through gates, lock culverts, and turbines.
Many of these operations are automatic and occur without warning. Recreational boats
may go through the navigation locks at dams. This service is free. Additional information
in the interest of safe boating is available by contacting U.S Coast Guard Boating Safety
Hotline, Washington D.C. (800) 368-5647. |
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