Coordinates35.6208, -84.7817
TennesseeReservoir
Watts Bar Lake
Watts Bar Lake is a 39,090-acre reservoir on the Tennessee River in Tennessee. Management is in the hands of TVA.
Surface area39,090 acres
Max depth108 ft
RiverTennessee River
Managed byTVA
Swimming beaches on Watts Bar 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.
Watts Bar Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
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
Watts Bar Lake: access and conditions
On the map, Watts Bar Lake is centered near 35.6208, -84.7817. The Tennessee River carries the outflow. The deepest point on record is about 108 feet.
We check the public feeds daily, so this page will fill in if one appears. There is no live level reading for Watts Bar Lake. The agencies that run this water do not publish one openly, and we do not estimate what has not been measured.
Public datasets record no beach at Watts Bar Lake, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank. The nearest mapped swimming spot is Mac Point Beach on Parksville Lake, roughly 37 miles away.
If Watts Bar Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Tellico Lake (Tennessee, 31 mi), Fort Loudoun Lake (Tennessee, 32 mi) and Melton Hill Lake (Tennessee, 33 mi). In all, 25 lakes in Tennessee are covered here.
There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Algae blooms are seasonal and local: look for posted signs at the ramp or park entrance. Most Tennessee day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it.
Questions about Watts Bar Lake
Is there a beach at Watts Bar Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Watts Bar Lake?
About 39,090 acres. Maximum depth is around 108 feet.
What other lakes are near Watts Bar Lake?
The closest in this guide is Tellico Lake, about 31 miles away in Tennessee.
Lakes near Watts Bar Lake
Other lakes in this guide, ordered by distance.
Tellico Lake
Tellico Lake covers about 15,560 acres in Tennessee. You will find it in Monroe County. Tennessee Valley Authority manages it.
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Chickamauga Lake
Chickamauga Lake is a 36,240-acre reservoir on the Tennessee River in Tennessee. It is managed by Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Fontana Lake
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Blue Ridge Lake
Blue Ridge Lake is a reservoir of some 3,300 acres on the Toccoa River, in Georgia. You will find it in Fannin County.
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Lake Nottely
Fed by the Nottely River, Lake Nottely holds roughly 4,180 acres of water in Georgia. It lies in Union County. TVA manages it.
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Center Hill Lake
Fed by the catchment =, Center Hill Lake holds roughly 18,220 acres of water in Tennessee. Management is in the hands of USACE.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.