Thief Neck Island

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Largest island on the Tennessee River at mile 569, created during the daming of the Tennessee River in the 1940s by the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut out 5 miles of barge traffic. The island is listed as a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Wildlife Management Area -- deer, osprey, hawks, eagles and other animals can be sighted in this area. It sits at an elevation of 500 to 900 feet.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwood,_Tennessee
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Coordinates:   35°47'59"N   84°39'49"W

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  • This WMA is located at Mile Marker 551 on Watts Bar Lake near Rockwood, Tennessee
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