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Above: File photo from a l aBa Ma poWeR a RChives — Neely Henry's three units are powered by the original 33,000-horsepower hydraulic turbines.
H. NEELY HENRY DAM
AND RESERVOIR FACTS:
Type: gravity concrete and earth fill
Length of concrete: 605 feet
Maximum height: 104 feet
Spillway gates: 6
Lake elevation above sea level: 508 feet
Area: 11,200 acres
Shoreline: 339 miles
Length: 77.6 miles
Maximum depth at dam: 53 feet
Area of watershed draining into reservoir: 6,600 square miles
