Douglas Lake

For other uses, see Douglas Lake (disambiguation).

Douglas Lake
Douglas Lake
Location	Jefferson / Cocke / Sevier / Hamblen counties, State of Tennessee
Coordinates	35°57′40″N 83°32′20″W / 35.96111°N 83.53889°W / 35.96111; -83.53889Coordinates: 35°57′40″N 83°32′20″W / 35.96111°N 83.53889°W / 35.96111; -83.53889
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	French Broad River
Primary outflows	French Broad River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	60 mi (97 km)
Max. width	3,527 ft (1,075 m)
Surface area	44.41 sq mi (115.0 km2)[1]
Water volume	1,081,880 acre·ft (1.33448 km3)[1]
Shore length1	513 mi (826 km)[1]
Surface elevation	876 ft (267 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Douglas Lake, also called Douglas Reservoir, is a reservoir created by an impoundment of the French Broad River in Eastern Tennessee. This lake is located only a few miles from the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area, and also the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. See also, Douglas Dam for more information.

The Douglas Dam was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority at a record pace from February 2, 1942, through February 19, 1943, to provide hydroelectric power and to control flooding downstream in the Tennessee River Valley.^[1][2] Douglas Dam is located just over 32 miles (51 km) upstream from the French Broad River's confluence with the Holston River in Knoxville, to form the Tennessee River. The Douglas Lake reservoir inundates about a 40-mile (64 km) stretch of the French Broad River between the Douglas Dam and the Irish Bottoms area near Newport, Tenn.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} TVA: Douglas Reservoir. Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
2. ^ "About Douglas Lake/555 Miles of Shoreline". http://www.smokymountainlake.com/about.html. 

External links

• Sevier County, Tennessee website
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Douglas
• Fishing Map of Douglas Lake