Watts Bar Lake

Watts Bar Lake
View from just north of TVA Watts Bar in Decatur, Tennessee
Watts Bar Lake
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.