Download or read book A Technical Review of the Wheeler Project written by Tennessee Valley Authority and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general program for the unified development of the Tennessee River system includes 10 main-river dam (three already existing)and several large tributary dams These dams will store flood water and thereby provide for substantial reduction of high-water fluctuations at dams and river terminals downstream as well as an increased low-water flow. Wheeler dam is the first of the main-river dams to be constructed by the Tennessee River Authority.