The TVA's first reservoir. 800 miles of shoreline across five counties.
Norris Lake is the Tennessee Valley Authority's first hydroelectric reservoir, built 1933-1936 on the Clinch River — over 800 miles of shoreline across five East Tennessee counties, about 25 miles north of Knoxville, with a dozen-plus full-service marinas ringing the water.
Norris Lake spans five East Tennessee counties — Union, Campbell, Claiborne, Anderson, and Grainger — created by the TVA's first hydroelectric dam, completed on the Clinch River in 1936. Development is marina-centric rather than town-centric: Sequoyah, Twin Cove, Norris Landing, Deerfield Cove, Norris Dam, and Lone Mountain marinas each run their own boat rentals and lakefront restaurant, spread across 800-plus miles of shoreline. Norris Dam State Park anchors the history; Big Ridge State Park adds the lake's main public swimming beach.
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