dam was completed and the gates closed August 2, 1943. The first generator went online November 9, 1943 and the second went online January 15, 1944. The Fort Loudoun Dam project required the purchase of of land and flowage rights. 317 residents, 6 cemeteries, and over of roads had to be relocated. Construction efforts required 582,000 cubic yards of concrete and 122,000 cubic yards of riprap. Plans originally called for the installation of four 24-megawatt units, but was modified to three 32-megawatt units after the construction of Cherokee Dam alleviated the need for flexibility. The dam's lock was designed by the Army Corps of Engineers and completed in June 1943. The reservoir submerged part of Louisville, Tennessee, and required modifications to Knoxville's riverfront. In 1942, TVA received approval to build a dam— at the time known as the "Fort Loudoun extension"— across the mouth of the Little Tennessee River, and divert the water via canal into the Fort Loudoun Reservoir. With the new dam extension planned, TVA received authorization for a fourth 32,000-kW generator. However, the War Production Board gave the dam's third and fourth generators a "low priority" rating, which effectively killed funding for the Fort Loudoun extension, and the side project was abandoned. In the 1960s, the Fort Loudoun extension was revived as the Tellico Dam project. See also Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River National Register of Historic Places listings in Loudon County, Tennessee References External links TVA: Fort Loudoun Reservoir Dams on the Tennessee River Dams in Tennessee Hydroelectric power plants in Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority dams Buildings and structures in Loudon County, Tennessee Dams completed in 1943 Energy infrastructure completed in 1943 Bridges over the Tennessee River Road bridges in Tennessee Former road bridges in the United States U.S. Route 21 Historic districts in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Loudon County, Tennessee Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee