by Andy | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Bob Epstein Sure, it’s winter, but Watts Bar waterway never freezes. Many residents of Crossville take advantage of this big, deep water in the shadow of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Watts Bar Lake reservoir covers 39,000 acres, with some 780 miles of...
by Andy | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Eric Fleischauer Metro Editor Jan 27, 2019 Updated Jan 27, 2019 A cubic meter of Tennessee River water contains about 17,000 tiny plastic particles, and scientists’ increasing concern about the health effects of those microplastics when ingested by humans has added...
by Andy | Jan 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
MLF Bass Pro Tour Names Dayton, Tenn., as Stage 4 TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 25, 2019) -Major League Fishing announced today that Dayton, Tennessee is the fourth destination of the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour schedule, with its famed big bass fishery Chickamauga Lake ready to play...
by Andy | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Boy Scouts earn Badges at Camp Buck Toms on Watts Bar Lake [… Several Scouts went to Camp Buck Toms on Watts Bar Lake in July where they had the opportunity to earn several of their merit badges in camping, swimming, fire building, horseback...
by Andy | Jan 24, 2019 | Invasive Species
Prevention is the best way to keep a water body clean of zebra mussels. ~Sophie Koch What are they? Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are small, freshwater, bivalve shellfish that were likely brought to the U.S. as stowaways in the ballast water of ships. They are...
