Tims Ford Lake

Tims Ford Lake
Location	Franklin / Moore counties, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates	35°11′49″N 086°16′43″W / 35.19694°N 86.27861°W / 35.19694; -86.27861Coordinates: 35°11′49″N 086°16′43″W / 35.19694°N 86.27861°W / 35.19694; -86.27861
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Elk River
Primary outflows	Elk River
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	10,700 acres (43 km²)

Tims Ford Lake is a reservoir run by the Tennessee Valley Authority in southern middle Tennessee.

Tims Ford Dam was built by the TVA from 1966 to 1970, stands 175 feet high and 1580 feet long at its crest, and impounds the Elk River for an average of 36 megawatts of hydroelectric power. The reservoir has a flood storage capacity of 219,600 acre-feet.^[1]

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↑ http://www.tva.com/sites/timsford.htm

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Facilities operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority

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Tims Ford Lake

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