TVA Boone Dam Repair

Thank you for following us throughout the Boone Dam project. Now that the project has come to a safe and timely conclusion, we will no longer update this Twitter feed. 👉 Follow @TVAnews for TVA news and info. Have a great summer, and have fun at the newly re-opened Boone Beach!

Our Dam Safety program works every day to inspect and monitor our dams and structures. Today is National Dam Safety Awareness Day and is a reminder that the public's safety is our number one priority! Learn more! 👉 tva.me/pbkT50JgEEM #DamSafety

We were pleased to join @DaytimeTri live from Boone Dam today to discuss the reopening of the Boone Dam recreational area. Dam Safety, Recreation and Safety were our @TVAnews topics. Be safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸 #BooneDam

The Boone Dam repair project is officially complete! Today we celebrate the end of this major achievement and the reopening of the Boone Dam Recreation Area and Beach, just in time for Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸 Learn more 👉 tva.me/UOqL50Ji2cL

Thousands of middle and high school students in Northeast Tennessee are learning about careers at TVA and other industries, including health care, construction, and advanced manufacturing, at @careerquesttn on the campus of @etsu. The future is in good hands! #CareerQuest

Divers remove the large steel bulkheads that cover the outlets from Boone Dam Unit 1, which has been out of service since the start of the dam's repair project. The unit will soon return to service, producing low-cost power. Boone has 3 generating units with a capacity of 114 MW.

Volunteers from @TVAnews once again cleaned Boone Lake in the annual @BLA_Cleanup day, picking up piles of debris, tires, trash, wood, PVC and more! This and more in our May newsletter. #BooneDam #BooneLake #BooneRepair tva.me/hYrv50J0oFN

Good morning! #BooneDam #BooneLake

Congratulations to the @TVAnews Boone Dam project team! This morning they were presented with the “Excellence in a Constructed Project” Award from @USS_Dams Others honored for their role: Barnard, @NicholsonConst @treviicos @AProvenSolution #BooneDam #BooneRepair

A great view of sluicing at Boone Dam. Our generators are undergoing reliability maintenance in preparation for our full return to operations this summer with the completion of the Boone Dam project. #BooneDam #BooneRepair

@Dragonfly594 @Dragonfly594 You are correct! Thanks for noticing our progress!

@BooneRepair Nice. Hope all the exposed landscaping plastic is covered with all rocks when done.

Field supervisor Joe Hobbes points out where fencing is being placed at Boone Dam. Up next, final paving! #BooneDam #BooneRepair

Check out the view from the top of Boone Dam looking at the lake! You can see the newly constructed flood-wall, and rock berm that adds stability to the earthen embankment. You can also see Boone Dam’s survey instruments that monitor the dam 24/7. #BooneDam

Check out this photo from our prescribed burn at the Earl Light parcel near Boone Dam last Friday! To learn more about how @TVAnews controlled burns protect natural resources visit tva.me/GAmM50Icce8

As part of @TVAnews environmental stewardship, prescribed burns will take place today at the Earl Light parcel near Boone Dam & the Forks of the River parcel off Blue Heron Lane. Burns should be of short duration with only short term smoke potential. #BooneDam #BooneLake

Paving is now complete at the Boone Boat Ramp on Minga Road. Go catch a monster this weekend! #BooneRepair #BooneLake #BooneDam

The former visitors center at Boone Dam is taking shape again as office trailers move offsite. We are getting ready for return to the public this summer! #BooneDam #BooneRepair

Crews were hard at work installing concrete ramps on the crest of the dam earlier this week. The project is in final phases of construction with planned completion July 2022! #BooneDam #BooneRepair

Congratulations to Boone Dam Technical Director Chris Saucier! Chris was a top ten finalist in the Federal Engineer of the Year program, conducted virtually from Washington, D.C. today. Honored traits include concern for public health & safety! #BooneDam #BooneRepair

The Boone Dam boat ramp and upper parking lot on Minga Road will be open for public use this Thursday through Sunday! Paving will resume the following week starting Feb. 28. #BooneRepair #BooneDam