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Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee
Generator hall of the powerhouse
Chickamauga Dam is a New Deal dam started in 1936 and completed in 1940. It is located in Hamilton County in the U.S. state of Tennessee within the city limits of Chattanooga. It impounds Chickamauga Lake and feeds into Nickajack Lake. It is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River, is 5800 feet long and 129 feet high. The Tennessee Riverwalk, a 10-mile walkway along the Tennessee River begins here.
Chickamauga Dam is located at 35°06′14″N, 85°13′46″W.
The Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge carries Tennessee state route 153 above the length of the dam.
It was named after the Chickamauga (tribe) of Cherokees who used to live in the area.
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