The Elk River Dam, completed in 1952,[1] impounds the Elk River in the US state of Tennessee to form the Woods Reservoir. The US Air Force and Arnold Engineering Development Center own and operate Woods Reservoir.[1] The dam itself is just under 3,000 feet long and holds back 26 billion gallons of water on a 3,980-acre (1,610-hectare) reservoir.[2] The water is used to help the Arnold Air Force Base with cooling of their wind-tunnel equipment.[2]

Water exiting from the dam flows along the Elk River into Tims Ford Lake.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Woods Reservoir in Tennessee". www.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ "Col. Brandt shares inside look of Elk River Dam". www.arnold.af.mil. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ^ "Tims Ford". TVA. Retrieved 10 Jan 2023.