TennesseeReservoirUnion County

Norris Lake

Norris Lake is a 33,840-acre reservoir on the Clinch River in Tennessee. You will find it in Union County. Tennessee Valley Authority manages it.

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CountiesUnion County

Coordinates36.3035, -83.8825

Surface area33,840 acres

Max depth210 ft

RiverClinch River

Managed byTennessee Valley Authority

Swimming beaches on Norris Lake

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Norris Lake on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Norris Lake: beaches, ramps and water level

The center of the lake is at 36.3035, -83.8825. It lies at roughly 1,020 feet of elevation. Maximum depth is around 210 feet. The Clinch River carries the outflow.

We check the public feeds daily, so this page will fill in if one appears. Water level is missing from this page on purpose: no public feed covers Norris Lake.

Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. There is no beach on record at Norris Lake in the datasets this guide reads. If you need a named beach, Laurel River Lake on Laurel River Lake is some 49 miles from here.

The closest lakes in this guide are Cherokee Lake (Tennessee, 26 mi), Douglas Lake (Tennessee, 30 mi) and Melton Hill Lake (Tennessee, 36 mi). In all, 25 lakes in Tennessee are covered here.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Norris Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Most Tennessee day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it.