Tims Ford Lake Boat Ramps

16 boat launches are mapped on Tims Ford Lake in Franklin County, Moore County, Tennessee.

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

Tims Ford Lake facts

Surface area7,745 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 68 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 114.6 miles
Surface elevation886 ft above sea level
DamTims Ford Dam, completed 1970
Dam size175 ft high, 1,580 ft long, rockfill dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Other, Recreation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerTVA (Federal)
Normal storage529,983 acre-feet
Impounded streamElk 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 TN05102). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Tims Ford Lake

Most-observed birds: Turkey Vulture (7), Northern Cardinal (7), Eastern Bluebird (7), Black Vulture (6), Canada Goose (6), Summer Tanager (6), Red-bellied Woodpecker (6), Great Blue Heron (5), Blue Jay (4), Northern Mockingbird (4).

Other wildlife: White-tailed Deer (24), Central Ratsnake (13), Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo (12), Cope's Gray Tree Frog (9), Long-tailed Salamander (8), Eastern Gray Squirrel (8).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (106 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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