How much did Norris Dam cost to build?
Norris Dam is the 265 ft high, 1,860 ft long concrete dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee, the first hydroelectric project of the Tennessee Valley Authority, begun in October 1933 and completed with gates closed on 4 March 1936, with two 50,000 kW generators. The Tennessee Encyclopedia and the TVA-in-Tennessee TNGenWeb page both state that the total cost of construction, including acquisition of reservoir lands, was about USD 36 million, as does Wikipedia's text, while the Wikipedia infobox gives USD 32.3 million.
Reported project cost
$36 million
Cost basis: 1936
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1936
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthTennessee Historical Society (Tennessee Encyclopedia)
- 566.9 m
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