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Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is distributed in the metropolitan Chattanooga region of southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with a population of 177,571 in 2016.
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.
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Marion County, Tennessee
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Nickajack Lake
Nickajack Lake is the reservoir created by Nickajack Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing.
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Reservoir
A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.
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Tennessee
Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression.
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Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through the surrounding soil/earth/rock and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.
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U.S. state
A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.
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Underground power station
An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_Mountain_Pumped-Storage_Plant