Percy Priest Lake
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J. Percy Priest Lake impoundment of Stones River near Nashville just off the Volunteer Trail, near the Bakers Grove section

Percy Priest Lake
J. Percy Priest Dam
Location	north central Tennessee
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Stones River
Primary outflows	Stones River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	14,200 acres (57 km²)

Vanderbilt Sailing Club enjoying Percy Priest Lake

J. Percy Priest Lake is an artificial lake in north central Tennessee. It is formed by J. Percy Priest Dam, located between miles six and seven of the Stones River. The dam (easily visible from Interstate 40) is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville and impounds a lake 42 miles (68 km) long. The lake and dam are named for Congressman Percy Priest.

The lake covers portions of Davidson, Rutherford, and Wilson Counties and consists of 14,200 acres (57 km²) of water at summer pool elevation 490 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. The water is surrounded by 18,854 acres (76 km²) of public lands; 10,000 acres (40 km²) are devoted to wildlife management. The site of the former town of Old Jefferson was inundated by the reservoir; the community was demolished in the early 1960s for the building of the dam. ¹

The dam, powerhouse, lake, and public lands are operated and supervised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' personnel under the direction of the District Engineer at Nashville. The Natural Resource Management Office maintains three campgrounds (Anderson Road, Seven Points, and Poole Knobs), eleven day-use/picnic areas (Anderson Road, Cook, Damsite, East Fork, Fate Sanders, Jefferson Springs, Nice's Mill, Overlook, Seven Points, Smith Springs, and Tailwater), and twelve boat launching ramps (Anderson Road, Cook, East Fork, Fall Creek, Fate Sanders, Hurricane Creek, Jefferson Springs, Lamar Hill, Mona, Nice's Mill, Poole Knobs, Seven Points, Smith Springs, Stewart's Creek, and Viverett Creek). Numerous marinas which include: Elm hill, four corners, fate sanders,and nashville shores also the Vanderbilt Sailing Club are located on the shores of the lake.

This article incorporates text from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. Source: USACE.Army.Mil [1]

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