Cheatham Lock and Dam

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| name = Cheatham Lock and Dam

| image = Public's first look into Cheatham Power House since 911 gets 'electric' 120526-A-EO110-004.jpg

| image_caption = Powerhouse at Cheatham Dam

| location_map = Tennessee

| location_map_caption = Location in Tennessee

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| dam_crosses = Cumberland River

| res_name = Cheatham Lake

| location = Ashland City, Tennessee, United States

| operator = USACE

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| construction_began = 1949

| opening = 1951

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| coordinates = {{Coord|36.319785|-87.222568|type:landmark_region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}

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The Cheatham Lock and Dam is a dam in Ashland City, Tennessee, USA.{{cite web|title=Cheatham Lock and Dam, TN|url=http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=384|website=Recreation.gov|accessdate=April 16, 2016}} It was built on the Cumberland River from 1949 to 1951.{{cite web|title=Cheatham Navigation Lock|url=http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/NavigationLocks/CumberlandRiver/Cheatham.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220201647/http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/NavigationLocks/CumberlandRiver/Cheatham.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2013|website=US Army Corps of Engineers|accessdate=April 16, 2016}}

Electricity from the dam is marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration.{{Cite web |title=Generation – Southeastern Power Administration |url=https://www.energy.gov/sepa/generation |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Energy.gov |language=en}}