Calderwood Dam is located on the Little Tennessee River in east Tennessee. The river serves as the boundary between Blount and Monroe counties. Water from the dam is piped through a mountain to the powerhouse one mile downstream. This leaves a one mile U-shaped bend in the river that is bypassed, or dewatered. The test release shown below of 1300 cfs was judged to be too high for a safe and attractive fishery. Photos by Kirk Otey, October 18, 2000 unless otherwise noted.
Calderwood Dam release for fishery studies. | Bypass below Calderwood Dam. |
Normandeau Associates take a transect. | |
A riffle on the bypass section. | |
Calderwood Dam from the overlook on Hwy. 129.Photo by Philip Young, October 1999 | |
Project powerlines from Calderwood overlook on Hwy. 129, facing north. Photo by Philip Young, October 1999 |
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