Geography Rhea County, Tennessee
the cooling towers of watts bar nuclear generating station, tennessee river in foreground according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 336 square miles (870 km), of 315 square miles (820 km) land , 21 square miles (54 km) (6.3%) water. walden ridge, part of cumberland plateau, provides rhea county s border bledsoe county west. tennessee river forms rhea s border meigs county east. whites creek, tributary of tennessee river, forms rhea s border roane county north. watts bar dam straddles tennessee river near spring city. section of river upstream dam part of watts bar lake, , section downstream part of chickamauga lake. nuclear power plant, watts bar nuclear generating station, located near watts bar dam. the major north-south road in rhea county u.s. route 27. major east-west roads include state route 30, intersects us-27 in dayton, , state route 68, connects spring city madisonville , crossville. adjacent counties cumberland county (northwest/cst border) roane ...