Tellico Lake is located in Loudon, Tennessee just 30 miles Southwest of Knoxville,Tennessee. Tellico Lake is on the Little Tennessee River near its confluence with the Tennessee River. Near the Tellico Dam, a canal links Tellico Lake to Fort Loudoun Lake, enhancing recreational activities.

Tellico Lake has 357 miles of shoreline and 15,560 acres of water surface for recreation activities.

Tellico Dam is 129 feet high and reaches 3,238 feet across the Little Tennessee River.

Tellico Lake stretches 33 miles along the Little Tennessee River into the mountains of east Tennessee.

Tellico Lake has a flood-storage capacity of 120,000 acre-feet.

Water from Tellico Lake helps drive the four generating units at Fort Loudoun Dam, which has a generating capacity of 145,000 kilowatts of electricity.

Construction of Tellico Dam began in 1967 and was completed in 1979.

Tellico Lake's highest elevations are from May through November.

Tellico Lake is located on the Little Tennessee River in East Tennessee.

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