Places to stay in Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee
Watts Bar Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Meigs and Rhea counties in Tennessee. The dam is one of nine dams on the main Tennessee River channel operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to provide flood control and electricity and to help create a continuous navigable channel along the entire length of the river. The dam is the technical boundary between the 39,090-acre (15,820 ha) Watts Bar Lake— which it impounds— and Chickamauga Lake, which stretches from the dam's tailwaters southward to Chattanooga. Local restaurants include Uncle Gus’s Mountain Pit Bar-b-que, Riverside Deli, The Honkey Bucket, and Mr Twister.
If you are travelling in the area, Watts Bar Dam is located close to Gillespie Bend, Commissioner District 3, Gillaspies Ferry (historical), Rhea County Fire Department Station 750 Frazier Fire District and Dry Branch.
The center of Watts Bar Dam ( which is at is longitude -84°47'44.383 and latitude 35°36'49.399 ) is located 6 miles away from Ten Mile and 7 miles away from Spring City.
Available Watts Bar Dam lodging
We currently have 2 accommodations in and around Watts Bar Dam.
Watts Bar Dam Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs and Extended Stay
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