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The Nickajack Dam: Power, Flood Control, and Recreation

The Nickajack Dam is a Tennessee River dam built in the mid-1960s. Jointly funded by Federal appropriations and corporate bonds, it provides cheap electrical power, flood control, and recreational space. The dam is overseen by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federal agency created in 1933 with jurisdiction in the Tennessee River Basin. The TVA's goals include reducing flood damage and providing cheap electricity. Despite some controversy, the TVA's power generation has made it the region's primary provider, with over 50 dams and among the lowest rates in the US.

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The Nickajack Dam: Power, Flood Control, and Recreation

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  1. THE NICKAJACK DAM $74 million for a lifetime of cheap power, flood control, and recreation

  2. What is it? • Tennessee River dam built in mid-1960’s • Jointly funded by Federal appropriations and corporate bonds • Upgraded old Hales Bar Dam, providing cheap electrical power, flood control, and recreational space • Overseen by TVA

  3. What is the TVA? • Federal agency created in 1933 • Jurisdiction in Tennessee River Basin • Goals included reducing flood damage, providing cheap electricity • Not without controversy

  4. Division of costs • In 1963 TVA Board of Directors requested proposal to build new dam on Nickajack site • Bureau of the Budget stipulated that costs of power facilities be financed through bonds and power revenues

  5. Division of costs, cont. • Initially, 12% expected $70 million costs to be attributed to power facilities • Final costs topped $74 million, with 38% attributed to power facilities

  6. TVA power generation • Most controversial aspect of TVA because private power companies suffered • TVA basically sole provider in region, with more than 50 dams • Among lowest rates in U.S., 1¼¢ per kwh in 1970 (national average > 2¢ per kwh) • In 1959, ordered to pay back $1 billion plus dividends

  7. Power related cash flows

  8. Non-power cash flows

  9. References • Office of Engineering Design and Construction, Tennessee Valley Authority. The Nickajack Project. Knoxville: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1970. • "Tennessee Valley Authority.” Encyclopædia Britannica. 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.04 May, 2003 http://www.search.eb.com/. • “Tennessee Valley Authority.” 4 May 2003. http://www.tva.gov.

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