Lakes · Little Tennessee River
Little Tennessee lake near Vonore — Fort Loudoun State Historic Park and the snail darter story.
Tellico Lake is TVA’s reservoir on the lower Little Tennessee River, behind Tellico Dam — the dam at the center of the 1970s snail darter fight. A canal links it to Fort Loudoun Lake.
History sits right on the shore: Fort Loudoun State Historic Park and the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum are both near Vonore, on land that was once the heart of the Overhill Cherokee towns.
Checked Oct 28, 2026 · we link to official pages instead of printing water levels, hours or fees.
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