Watts Bar Dam
Boat ramp · on Watts Bar Lake · near Peakland · Tennessee
Zebra mussels (latest report 1993) reported in Watts Bar Lake 670 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 5-10 trailer spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Coordinates
- 35.62716, -84.77865
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 530.2 on Tennessee River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Watts Bar Lake
Reservoir in Tennessee. All launches on Watts Bar Lake.
Community
Where people who use Watts Bar Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pinhook · 1.6 mi · Chickamauga Lake
- Fooshee · 2.9 mi · Watts Bar Lake
- Sewee Creek Boat Launch · 3.4 mi · Sewee Creek
- Lakeview · 4.4 mi · Watts Bar Lake
- Rhea Springs · 4.7 mi · Watts Bar Lake
- Spring City Boat Dock · 5.2 mi · Watts Bar Lake
Sources
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Boating and Fishing Access Sites record 0e5f529b-d6b4-4427-8901-1938932155fc · Public data (TWRA GIS), disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n10879797614 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Boating and Fishing Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.