Hydroelectric Plant Maintenance Watts Bar Dam June 1942

At Watts Bar Dam in Tennessee, workers tighten a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in June 1942. This hydroelectric plant generates 90,000 kW, expandable to 150,000 kW, and contributes 370,000 acre-feet of water to the Tennessee River system. The dam plays a crucial role in U.S. hydroelectric power during World War II.

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