Largest Reservoirs in Tennessee

Tennessee has 1196 dams with recorded storage capacity. The largest is Norris Dam with 3,363,168 acre-feet of maximum storage. One acre-foot equals about 326,000 gallons — enough to supply roughly two households for a year.

#	Dam	County	Max Storage (acre-ft)	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
1	Norris Dam	Campbell	3,363,168	265	Flood Risk Reduction	1936
2	Center Hill Dam	DeKalb	2,092,000	125	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
3	Dale Hollow Dam	Clay	1,706,000	200	Flood Risk Reduction	1943
4	Cherokee Dam	Jefferson	1,699,431	175	Flood Risk Reduction	1941
5	Douglas Dam	Sevier	1,626,060	202	Flood Risk Reduction	1943
6	Pickwick Landing Dam	Hardin	1,546,740	113	Flood Risk Reduction	1938
7	South Holston Dam	Sullivan	890,367	285	Flood Risk Reduction	1950
8	Tims Ford Dam	Franklin	824,312	175	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
9	Watauga Dam	Carter	751,557	332	Flood Risk Reduction	1948
10	Chickamauga Dam	Hamilton	737,300	129	Flood Risk Reduction	1940
11	J. Percy Priest Dam	Davidson	652,000	147	Flood Risk Reduction	1967
12	Old Hickory Lock And Dam	Davidson	545,000	98	Navigation	1954
13	Tellico Dam	Loudon	513,597	129	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
14	Fort Loudoun Dam	Loudon	475,920	125	Flood Risk Reduction	1943
15	Cordell Hull Lock And Dam	Smith	310,900	93	Recreation	1973
16	Nickajack Dam	Marion	251,600	81	Hydroelectric	1967
17	Boone Dam	Washington	216,147	160	Flood Risk Reduction	1952
18	Melton Hill Dam	Loudon	150,708	103	Hydroelectric	1963
19	Normandy Dam	Coffee	126,000	110	Hydroelectric	1976
20	Cheatham Lock And Dam	Dickson	104,000	75	Navigation	1954
21	Elk River Dam	Franklin	101,844	82	Flood Risk Reduction
22	Great Falls Dam	White	64,800	92	Hydroelectric	1916
23	Chilhowee	Blount	49,251	89	Hydroelectric	1957
24	Ocoee No. 1 Dam	Polk	48,350	135	Flood Risk Reduction	1911
25	Calderwood	Blount	43,500	230	Hydroelectric	1930
26	Raccoon Mountain Saddle Dam	Marion	36,340	40	Hydroelectric	1978
27	Solutia #15 Dam	Maury	32,945	227		1977
28	Fort Patrick Henry Dam	Sullivan	31,728	95	Flood Risk Reduction	1953
29	Reedy Creek Dam	Carroll	28,398	64	Recreation	2010
30	Nolichucky Dam	Greene	19,525	94	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1913
31	Beech Dam	Henderson	15,500	44	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
32	Reelfoot-indian Creek #1 Dam	Obion	13,981	45		1986
33	Lake Graham Dam	Madison	13,841	51		1981
34	Lake Tansi Dam	Cumberland	13,806	69	Other	1959
35	Gibson County Lake Dam	Gibson	12,701	46	Recreation	1999
36	Pin Oak Dam	Henderson	12,700	44	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
37	Glenn Springs Dam	Tipton	9,450	50		1993
38	Laurel Hill Lake Dam	Lawrence	9,400	72		1970
39	Fall Creek Falls Dam	Van Buren	9,393	75		1970
40	Middle Fork Obion #5 Dam	Henry	8,695	31		1973
41	Lakeland Dam	Shelby	8,454	68		1959
42	Reelfoot-indian Creek #10 Dam	Obion	8,312	25		1969
43	Ocoee No. 3 Dam	Polk	7,932	110	Flood Risk Reduction	1942
44	North Fork Creek #5 Dam	Shelby	7,875	30		1992
45	Pine Dam	Henderson	7,620	39	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
46	Holiday Lake Dam	Cumberland	7,100	44		1959
47	Dogwood Dam	Henderson	7,100	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
48	Huntsville Dam	Scott	6,985	67	Water Supply	2002
49	Mcnairy Cypress Creek #9 Dam	McNairy	6,119	30		1985
50	Dartmoor Dam	Cumberland	6,070	114	Recreation	1984

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