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Boone Lake is a reservoir in Sullivan and Washington counties in northeastern Tennessee, formed by the impoundment of the South Fork Holston River and Watauga River behind Boone Dam.[1]

Boone Lake
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Location	Sullivan / Washington counties, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates	36°26′25″N 082°26′18″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	South Fork Holston River, Watauga River
Primary outflows	South Fork Holston River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	4,400 acres (18 km2)
Water volume	75,829 acre⋅ft (0.093534 km3)

The dam and reservoir are maintained and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The lake has a surface area of about 4,400 acres (18 km²)[2] and a flood-storage capacity of 75,829 acre-feet (93,534,000 m³). Water levels in the reservoir fluctuate over a range of about 20 feet (6 m) over the course of a year.[1]

Boone Lake may house one of the smaller lakes that the state has to offer, but the lakefront real estate packs a southern punch - with the average cost of shorefront property sitting at a cool $1.37 million according to a 2020 study.[3] This places Boone Lake as the sixteenth most expensive lake shorefront property in the United States. At the time of the study, the dam repair was still underway; greatly reducing the accessibility, aesthetics and shoreline of the lake.

Recreational facilities on the lake include a swimming area and a boat ramp. Water skiing and fishing are popular activities on the lake.[1] Fish species in the lake of interest to sport fishermen include brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and striped bass.[4] There are precautionary fish consumption advisories for catfish and carp due to PCB and chlordane concentrations.[2][5] Children and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are advised not to consume these two species, and other persons are advised to limit their consumption to one meal per month.[2]

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boone Lake

На других языках

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[de] Boone Lake (South Fork Holston River)

Boone Lake ist ein Stausee in Sullivan und Washington Countys im Nordosten von Tennessee.

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- [en] Boone Lake

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[fr] Lac Boone

Le lac Boone est un lac de barrage situé sur les comtés de Sullivan et Washington dans le nord-est du Tennessee. Il est formé par le barrage de Boone à la confluence de la rivière Watauga avec la fourche sud de l'Holston.

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