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1,672.00 FEET
1/28/2012
Full Pool: 1,681.0
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Date: 11/4/2011

Rainfall and Runoff Rainfall amounts for the part of the Valley above Chattanooga were 100% of normal for the month of October. And that’s a good thing, considering the fact that October is typically the driest month of the year in the Tennessee River watershed. It was a different story in the western part of the

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Georgia Power to Develop Water Research Center

Alabama Power

Date: 4/20/2011

Georgia Power President and CEO Paul Bowers today announced the company will host an innovative research facility to develop and test water conservation technologies at Georgia Power's Plant Bowen, near Cartersville, Ga. The Water Research Center (WRC) will provide a venue for developing and testing technologies to improve

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EDITORIAL: 'Water wars' pit Georgia and Alabama on opposite sides ...

The Huntsville Times - al.com

Date: 4/18/2011 2:42:00 PM

The sponsor of the Alabama river protection measure, state Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, wants Attorney General Luther Strange to take whatever legal action

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Southern Company CEO Tells Congress That Proposed Standard Will Impact Economy and Electric Reliability and Affordability

Alabama Power

Date: 4/16/2011

Thomas A Fanning, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company, today told members of Congress that proposed regulations aimed at emissions from power plants could reduce reliability, raise electricity prices, slow economic development and eliminate American jobs."My message today is that the reliability and

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Reservoir bill set for vote today

Rome News Tribune

Date: 3/30/2011 3:09:00 AM

“We think it's a bad bill for taxpayers and will likely facilitate reservoirs that are not needed,” said Joe Cook, executive director of the Coosa River

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Lake Blue Ridge is a reservoir in Fannin County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The lake encompasses 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) of water, and a "full summer pool" of approximately 1,681 feet (512 m) above mean sea level. It is managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and is primarily fed by the Toccoa River.

Blue Ridge Lake was created by the completion of Blue Ridge Dam and has approximately 60 miles (97 km) of shoreline and a flood storage capacity of 68,550 acre feet (84,560,000 m3). The lake's levels fluctuate by about 20 feet (6.1 m) in a typical year.

TVA is rehabilitating Blue Ridge Dam. The project includes repairs to the penstock (the underwater pipe that carries water from the reservoir to the turbines in the powerhouse) and work to stabilize the water intake tower and upstream and downstream faces of the dam to prevent damage during a seismic event.

TVA began slowly lowering the elevation of the Blue Ridge Reservoir in mid-July 2010 with the objective of reaching an elevation between 1620 and 1630 feet above sea level by mid to late October depending on reservoir inflows. Barring construction delays due to sustained heavy rains, this should allow time to complete the penstock repairs and allow the reservoir to begin refilling by April 2011. The rate of fill will depend on rain and runoff.
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Lake Blue Ridge
- River: Toccoa River
- Area: 3,300 Acres
- Shoreline: 60 Miles
- Length: 7 Miles
- Avg. Depth: 100 Ft.
- Vol: 68,550 Acre Ft.

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