Boone Lake
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 Reservoir’s Script error: No such module "convert". extend along the South Fork Holston River forming two river extensions. According to TVA, “at maximum pool level, one arm of the lake extends about Script error: No such module "convert". up the South Fork Holston River, and the other extends approximately Script error: No such module "convert". up the Watauga River".
The dam and reservoir are maintained and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The lake has a surface area of about Script error: No such module "convert".[2] and a flood-storage capacity of Script error: No such module "convert".. Water levels in the reservoir fluctuate over a range of about Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
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References
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- ↑ a b c Boone Reservoir information Template:Webarchive, Tennessee Valley Authority
- ↑ a b c Gregory M. Denton, Mercury Levels in Tennessee Fish Template:Webarchive, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, May 2007, pages 43-44
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- ↑ Sport Fishing Index Ratings Template:Webarchive, Tennessee Valley Authority website (accessed June 8, 2008)
- ↑ Boone Reservoir Ecological Health Template:Webarchive, Tennessee Valley Authority website (accessed June 8, 2008)
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