Cherokee Dam
Rudledge, Tennessee
- Capacity
- 135 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Hydroelectric
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- City
- Rudledge
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Tennessee
- Operational date
- April 1942
- Balancing authority
- TVA
Cherokee Dam is a 135 MW hydroelectric power plant in Rudledge, Tennessee. Operated by Tennessee Valley Authority, it has been operating since 1942. The facility is located in Jefferson County, within the TVA balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)