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Bank Restoration
The Clinch is a tailwater and is therefore subjected to alternating flows. A minimum flow of 200 cubic feet per second (cfs) is maintained throughout the year. Flows of over 9,000 cfs are typical when both turbines are operating. High-volume flows cause stream bank erosion; and in areas where the shoreline has little or no well-rooted woody vegetation, erosion can cause severe bank sloughage. Various bank stabilization techniques can be employed to mitigate this problem. The Clinch River Chapter cooperated with several agencies and groups in a demonstration shoreline restoration project in 2000.
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River Cleanup
Each spring in March or April, the Chapter organizes a shoreline cleanup project. TVA is a partner in this effort which uses volunteers to pick up trash along the river bank at all of the major access points between Norris Dam and the Highway 61 Bridge.
The Chapter also conducts instream cleanups.
We have recovered thousands of tires in the river as well as other items that have been washed in by flooding or discarded by river users. This project will be the first of several that are planned to get rid of this unsightly material.
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Education
The Chapter is interested in educating the citizens of Anderson County regarding the significance of the Clinch River Watershed. We are particularly interested in educating school-age children; and toward that end, we have done several instream aquatic ecology classes with Briceville Elementary School and Clinton High School. More classes are planned. We have also worked with area Girl Scouts.
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River Studies
During the past three years, the Chapter has completed trout food habits studies and aquatic macroinvertebrate taxonomic studies. Documenting what the trout eat and the various species of macroinvertebrates that live in the river has furthered our understanding of the Clinch ecosystem.
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Water Quality
Periodic flooding from the35-square mile Coal Creek watershed impacts the Clinch tailwater. The mouth of Coal Creek is several miles below Norris Dam. Coal mining that has occurred in the Coal Creek watershed since the early 1900s has adversely impacted the watershed. Heavy rainfall frequently results in heavy silt loading into the Clinch as well as addition of iron and other metals. We are working with the
Coal Creek Watershed Foundation to address problems in the Coal Creek watershed.
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