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| Dam Name: | CHEATHAM DAM |
| Other Name: | CHEATHAM LAKE |
| Former Name: | NONE |
| State/Federal ID: | 03040 |
| NID ID: | TN02101 |
| Longitude: | -87.32 |
| Latitude: | 36.22 |
| County: | CHEATHAM |
| River: | CUMBERLAND RIVER |
| State: | TN |
| Nearest City: | CLARKSVILLE |
| Distance: | 21.00 miles |
| Own_name Name: | CELRN |
| Owner Type: | FEDERAL |
| Dam Designer: | CELRN |
| Private Dam? | NO |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Core: | Homogeneous Dam (Position) Concrete (Type) Known (Certainty) |
| Foundation: | RK |
| Purposes: | Hydroelectric Navigation Recreation |
| Year Completed: | 1954 |
| Dam Length: | 981.00 feet |
| Maximum Discharge: | 93000 cu ft/sec |
| Maximum Storage: | 104000 acre-feet |
| Normal Storage: | 84200 acre-feet |
| Surface Area: | 7450 acres |
| Drainage Area: | 14160 square miles |
| Hazard Potential: | SIGNIFICANT |
| Emergency Action Plan? | YES |
| Inspection Date: | 5/5/1994 |
| Inspection Frequency: | 5.00 |
| State Regulated Dam? | NO |
| State Regulating Agency: | NONE |
| Spillway Type: | CONTROLLED |
| Spillway Width: | 420.00 feet |
| Outlet Gates: | T7 |
| Number of Locks: | 1.00 |
| Length of Locks: | 800.00 feet |
| Lock Width: | 110.00 feet |
| Federal Funding Agency: | |
| Federal Design Agency: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Federal Construction Agency: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Federal Regulatory Agency: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Federal Inspection Agency: | CE |
| Federal Operating Agency: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Federal Owner (Agency): | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Other Federal Agencies: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Source Agency: | Department of Defense; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Dam Federal Webpage: | Internet URL |
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