Lakes
Dock Builders by Lake
Every lake works differently. The seasonal range, the shoreline and the permitting all change with the reservoir, and so does the dock that suits it.
Fort Loudoun Lake
Impounds the Tennessee River
The lake Knoxville sits on. A working navigation pool held in a narrow band year round, with commercial barge traffic and heavy recreational wake against the shoreline.
5 towns covered
Tellico Lake
Impounds the Little Tennessee River
Joined to Fort Loudoun by a canal and held at a similar level, but far quieter water with no commercial traffic and a heavily developed residential shoreline.
5 towns covered
Melton Hill Lake
Impounds the Clinch River
The most stable water in the region. A narrow, river-like reservoir on the Clinch below Norris Dam, held close to level year round.
3 towns covered
Watts Bar Lake
Impounds the Tennessee River
A large navigation reservoir south-west of Knoxville where the Clinch joins the Tennessee, with long open reaches and a mix of developed and undeveloped shoreline.
4 towns covered
Norris Lake
Impounds the Clinch and Powell Rivers
The deep, clear storage reservoir north of Knoxville, and the lake where the seasonal water range decides almost every dock decision.
8 towns covered
Douglas Lake
Impounds the French Broad River
The most dramatic seasonal range of any lake in the region, with a shoreline that changes shape between summer and winter.
3 towns covered
Cherokee Lake
Impounds the Holston River
A long storage reservoir north-east of Knoxville with a large winter drawdown and a shoreline running from steep bluff to broad shallow flat.
4 towns covered
Not sure which reservoir you are on?
Call (865) 348-3365 — the address is usually enough to work it out.