Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Tellico Dam

Photo: This tiny snail darter (Percina tanasi) stalled the construction of Tellico dam on the Little Tennessee river.

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This tiny snail darter (Percina tanasi) stalled the construction of Tellico dam on the Little Tennessee river. Though the dam was built, the Endangered Species Act was henceforth seen in many quarters as an enemy of progress.

Photo: A young girl fishes with her father near Tellico Dam in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

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A young girl fishes with her father near Tellico Dam in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

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