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Boone Lake is a 4600 acre reservoir in Upper East Tennessee
near the cities of Bristol TN/VA, Elizabethton TN, and Johnson City,
TN. It is part of a series of man-made lakes built and operated by
the Tennessee Valley Authority for flood control, navigation, and hydro-power
generation.
It's location in a
rapidly developing urban area
and it's relatively small size make Boone Lake vulnerable to a variety
of water quality problems. These include nutrient enrichment, low
dissolved
oxygen, and limited clarity. Many of Boone's tributaries
are
impacted by bacteria contamination, siltation, and loss of
habitat. There are several major wastewater discharges into
the lake in addition
to agricultural sources, failing septic tanks, and urban runoff. 
The extent and variety of water issues affecting Boone
Lake can only be addressed through the combined efforts of resource
management agencies, local governments, and interest groups. The Boone
Watershed Partnership was formed to begin the task of pulling together
these stakeholders and working toward a community based program of identifying
and correcting water quality problems. Our objectives
are:
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