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Cordell Hull Lake
Cordell Hull Lake
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Location	Smith / Jackson / Clay counties, Tennessee, US
Coordinates	36°17′24″N 085°56′38″W / 36.29000°N 85.94389°W / 36.29000; -85.94389
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Cumberland River
Primary outflows	Cumberland River
Catchment area	8,096 sq mi (20,970 km)
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Built	1963—1973
Max. length	72 mi (116 km)
Surface area	11,960 acres (48.4 km)
Average depth	20 ft (6.1 m)
Max. depth	90 ft (27 m)
Water volume	310,900 acre⋅ft (0.3835 km)
Shore length	381 mi (613 km)
Surface elevation	504 ft (154 m)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cordell Hull Lake is a lake in the Cumberland River in north-central Tennessee, about forty miles east of Nashville, in the vicinity of Carthage. It covers approximately 12,000 acres (49 km).

The lake is impounded by Cordell Hull Dam, which was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between May 1963 and November 1973 for navigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation. The dam is a concrete and earthen gravity structure, 87 feet high (above streambed), with a generator capacity of 100 megawatts. It impounds 259,100 acre-feet (0.3196 km) at normal maximum pool, with a maximum flood storage of 310,900 acre-feet (0.3835 km).

The dam and lake are named for Cordell Hull, former United States Secretary of State.

References

1. ^ "National Inventory of Dams". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
2. ^ "Lake History". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
4. "Lake History". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
5. "Statistical Information". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers web site
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordell Hull Lake
• Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum State Park

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