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The Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to improve navigation and bring flood control and economic development to the Tennessee Valley.
The Chickamauga Dam Section at Tennessee Riverpark provides a walking / bike trail, fishing piers, boat ramp and more.
The reservoir is popular for fishing, boating and swimming. There are boat ramps on the reservoir and canoe access on North Chickamauga Creek. The Big Ridge Small Wild Area is a 200-acre upland hardwood forest situated on a high ridge above the north shore of the reservoir at the dam.
Chickamauga Dam, the sixth completed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), offers a range of benefits including hydropower, flood control, and recreational benefits.
Chickamauga Reservoir is on the Tennessee River just north of Chattanooga. The reservoir stretches 59 miles upriver from the dam to Watts Bar Dam. Chickamauga Reservoir is named after a tribe of Native Americans that broke away from the Cherokee Nation in the 1700s.
Nice Riverpark at the north Trailhead of the 8-mile Tennessee Riverwalk Trail. Sep 2015 • Couples. A very nice park with plenty of parking and restrooms,water fountains. Warning- the riverbank area is not fenced and children should be supervised at all times.
Next-day release schedules are usually available by 6 p.m. of the current day. Observed water levels also are updated periodically throughout the day. Predicted water levels are updated at least once a day, by 1 p.m. Eastern time, and may be updated more frequently when conditions warrant.