Cherokee Lake Boat Ramps

31 boat launches are mapped on Cherokee Lake in Jefferson County, Grainger County, Hawkins County, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

17 of these launches include facility details from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

Cherokee Lake facts

Surface area29,436 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 48 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 177 miles
Surface elevation1,040 ft above sea level
DamCherokee Dam, completed 1941
Dam size175 ft high, 6,760 ft long, concrete dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Navigation, Recreation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerTVA (Federal)
Normal storage1,421,811 acre-feet
Impounded streamHolston River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID TN08903). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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