Lake & Recreation News

TVA has upgraded the systems that power the LakeInfo application. LakeInfo mobile users will need to update the latest version prior to November 1, 2025 in order for the application to continue functioning.

TVA electrician apprentices at work in the field

Generation Ready

TVA’s apprenticeship program powers the next generation of journeyman electricians.

Employee at work station for the first shift in the new TVA System Operations System

A New Era

TVA's System Operations Center in Chattanooga decommissions as operators transfer to new site in Georgetown, Tennessee.

Group of electricians work to refurbish a 1920s-era General Electric bushing

Preserving a Power Legacy

TVA’s Power Service Shops refurbishes a legacy component that benefits today's innovative grid.

Ranzie Standifer with a TVA work truck in 1961.

Building Together: A Father-Son Legacy

For more than 50 years, the Standifer family helped keep the region powered.

Building Tomorrow Together: Shannon O’Quinn

Environmental Stewardship program manager helps ensure the vitality of the region’s resources.

TVA's MyEsha Vail and Kathryn Phillips volunteered with other TVA team members, public volunteers and Georgia Department of Natural Resources staff to plant American water willow and buttonbush.

Chatuge Shines as Top Fishing Spot

TVA partnership improves fish habitat and local economies.

John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant on the Holston River in Rogersville, Tennessee

Line of Insights

Teams use real-time data to identify issues early and keep units running safely and efficiently.

Cumberland Charges Ahead with Back‑to‑Back Milestones

Two major achievements in one week push the project closer to powering the Valley.

The Rockpile Trail in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is among the 190 miles of trails TVA maintains

Adventure Awaits

TVA’s trails open the door to discovery for everyone.

Signs warning of a dam ahead and hazardous waters.

Safety in Sight

TVA rolls out new dam safety signs at Pickwick Landing.

Thirty Years of Reliability

Watts Bar employees reflect on Unit 1’s construction, readiness and 1996 startup.

Jimmy Hinch and Josh Hinch remove hardware from a wood utility pole.

The Next Hill

Mile by mile, maintenance lineworkers ensure TVA’s transmission system continues delivering reliable power to 10 million people.

Bubbles and Breakthroughs

A diver’s epiphany at Guntersville leads to an innovative system that helps clear eelgrass and debris from the dam’s intake.

First Fire

Cumberland Combined Cycle Plant marks major milestone with first fire of Unit 1.

Group prepares to go whitewater rafting at the Ocoee River

Building Tomorrow Together: Ryan Cooke

The TVA-managed Ocoee River delivers power and thrills, year after year.

A World-Class Recreation Hub

Thirty years after the 1996 Olympics spotlight, the Upper Ocoee still surges, drawing 250,000 paddlers each year and powering local life.

TVA Appoints new Chief Information and Chief Government Relations Officers

Josh Linville was named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Amy Tate was named Vice President and Chief Government Relations Officer.

TVA supported the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy with a $78,000 investment to support skilled trades training programs.

Partnering to Strengthen Alabama’s Skilled Workforce

A hands-on training program is changing lives in Alabama – and TVA’s support is helping grow the state’s electrical workforce.

TVA engineering technician Brandon Boyd checks a wire weight rain gauge at Nickajack Reservoir.

Drip, Drop

Tiny calculations within 177 rain gauges across the region help dictate the flow of the river system.

Not Your Typical Draft Day

As graduates map their future, TVA connects Sumner County high schoolers to real-world professionals in the energy sector.