The Chickamauga Project


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Technical Report No. 6, the Chickamauga Project, is published by the Tennessee Valley Authority to give to those interested in the development facts concerning the planning, design, construction, and initial operation of the project. The report has been written from the basic planning, design, and construction reports, correspondence, and other data contained in the Authority's files. Content has been reduced to a minimum, commensurate with the many phases of the work. Unusual and unprecedented features and methods have been described in some detail while common procedures have been described rather briefly.




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Model Study of an Outer Bar


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The Tennessee River Navigation System


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The Tennessee River Navigation System is one of the planned series of special technical reports recording the experience of TVA in planning and carrying out one of its major program. The report presents a comprehensive picture of the river's development for navigation including commercial, industrial, and recreational uses. The discussions are preceded by a historical outline tracing the use of the Tennessee River and its tributaries for navigation from the days of DeSoto to the inception of the TVA; they conclude with a summary of navigation investment costs. Appendixes provide supplemental data.