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Tims Ford Lake is a reservoir run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in southern middle Tennessee. The lake encompasses 10,700 acres (16.7 square miles) and approximately 250 miles of shoreline. The Tims Ford Dam was named from an early ford crossing the Elk River near Winchester.
Tims Ford State Park, also known as Tims Ford State Rustic Park, is a state park in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The 3,546-acre (14.35 km 2) state park is situated on the north shore of Tims Ford Lake near the north escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, about ten miles from the city of Winchester.
The settlement of Awalt was almost completely submerged by Tims Ford Lake. Construction of Tims Ford Dam on the Elk River began in 1966 and was completed in 1970. Graves were relocated to the New Awalt Cemetery on the ridge, and all persons living in Awalt were displaced. All structures were removed before the filling of the lake which took ...
Only a few miles below Elk River Dam is the beginning of slack water (Tims Ford Lake) caused by the Tims Ford Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The slack water extends upstream to the vicinity of Estill Springs. It is then bridged by U.S. Route 41A.
Tennessee State Routes. Interstate. US. State. ← SR 474. → SR 477. State Route 476 ( SR 476) is a state highway in Tennessee designated in 2007, located north and west of Winchester. It was created as an access road to Tims Ford Lake, which it crosses twice, and Tims Ford State Park. The route is located entirely in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Boone Dam on the South Fork Holston River forms Boone Reservoir. Chatuge Dam dams the Hiwassee River to form Chatuge Reservoir. Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Lake. Douglas Dam on the French Broad River impounds Douglas Lake. Elk River Dam on the Elk River forms Woods Reservoir. Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River ...
English: Sunset over Tims Ford Lake at Winchester, Tennessee, United States. This view is from the shoreline adjacent to the State Route 130 bridge. This view is from the shoreline adjacent to the State Route 130 bridge.
State natural areas. Morril's Cave (Worley's Cave) State Natural Area, Sullivan County. Short Mountain-Jim Cummings State Natural Area, Cannon County, 500 acres (200 ha) Sneed Road Cedar Glade State Natural Area, Williamson County, 1 acre (0.40 ha)