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Called "King of the Southern Great Lakes," Watts Bar Lake is located halfway between Knoxville and Chattanooga. The lake was created as the result of building Watts Bar Dam by impounding the Tennessee River for navigation, flood control, and generation of hydroelectric power.
Watts Bar Lake stretches from Watts Bar Dam to Fort Loudoun Dam and is big enough that even with the millions of people that visit it every year, it never feels crowded.
There are several marinas with boat and houseboat rentals and plenty of room for sailboats. Anglers come for large populations of largemouth, smallmouth, and black bass but also for catfish, striper, white bass, and crappie.
Swimming in Watts Bar Lake is a great pleasure after a morning of fishing. There are pleasant sandy shores all around the lake, with basic facilities but no lifeguards.
Address: Roane County, TN
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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