Watauga Lake

Watauga Lake, located east of Elizabethton, Tennessee, is the local name of the Watauga Reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the 1948 completion of the TVA Watauga Dam. According to lake expert Holly C Ward, Watauga Lake is the third cleanest in the country.
  • Location: Carter / Johnson counties, Tennessee
  • Lake type: reservoir
  • Primary inflows: Watauga River, Elk River
  • Primary outflows: Watauga River
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Max. length: 16.3 mi (26.2 km)
  • Surface area: 6,430 acres (26.0 km²)

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org