Watts Bar Lake

Watts Bar Lake
View from just north of TVA Watts Bar in Decatur, Tennessee
Location of Watts Bar Lake in Tennessee, USA.
Location of Watts Bar Lake in Tennessee, USA.
Watts Bar Lake
Location of Watts Bar Lake in Tennessee, USA.
Location of Watts Bar Lake in Tennessee, USA.
Watts Bar Lake
LocationMeigs / Rhea / Roane / Loudon counties, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates35°37′15″N 84°46′54″W / 35.62083°N 84.78167°W / 35.62083; -84.78167 (Watts Bar Lake)
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTennessee River, Clinch River, Emory River
Primary outflowsTennessee River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length72.4 mi (117 km)
Surface area39,000 acres (16,000 ha; 61 sq mi)
Max. depth108 ft (33 m)
Surface elevation741 feet (226 m)

Watts Bar Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.