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Norris Dam and the birth of TVA

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6631956· OSTI ID:6631956

The history of the Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee, the first completed project of the Tennessee Valley Authority which was established in 1933 to provide hydropower generation, flood control and improved navigation in the region of the Tennessee River Valley, is reviewed. (LCL)

Research Organization:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris (USA). Div. of Land and Forest Resources
OSTI ID:
6631956
Report Number(s):
TVA/ONR/LFR-82/28; ON: DE83900205
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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