30,400 acres above Douglas Dam on the French Broad — one of the most drawdown-affected lakes in the TVA system. Floating dock systems with pile-guided travel and Floatair lifts are the standard build on Douglas.
Douglas has one of the steepest seasonal drawdowns of any lake in our service area — roughly 40 feet between summer pool and winter pool. That makes fixed pile-driven docks impractical for almost every shoreline; the floating dock category is essentially the only category for new builds on Douglas.
We build aluminum-frame floating systems with pile-guided anchoring rated for the full water-level range, plus integrated Floatair lifts sized to your boat. The result is a dock that rides the water level all year — no seasonal hauling, no winter storage, no waiting for summer pool to use the dock.
Four disciplines, one crew, one barge. From the posts up through the rooftop deck rail — spec’d to your lake, sized to your hull, built for a lifetime of use.
Pile-driven boathouses with covered slips, metal roofs, and marine hardware for stable shorelines.
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Aluminum-frame floating systems with pile-guided travel, built to ride the seasonal drawdown.
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Tide Tamer, Floatair, WaveArmor, and American Muscle lifts sized by hull, slip, and water depth.
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Riprap and shoreline armoring that stops erosion and protects your bank, dock, and lake-front.
How It Works →Floating Systems are the most common build here. Here's why — and what else works depending on your shoreline.
Aluminum frame, sealed flotation, vertical pile guides rated for the full Douglas drawdown range. Integrated Floatair lift.
Cable or chain anchoring system for shorelines where piles aren't practical.
Douglas drops about 40 feet from summer pool to winter pool. A fixed dock built for summer pool sits 40 feet above the waterline in winter — unusable and structurally over-stressed. Floating systems with pile-guided travel are the standard for that reason.
Yes — every Douglas build gets a 26a application filed and paid by us. The 40-foot drawdown spec is part of the submission.
Drawdown. Cherokee swings about 25 feet, Norris around 30 (variable), Douglas around 40. That's the deciding factor on dock type.
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One phone call kicks off the site visit. We'll walk the shoreline, talk options, and put a real plan in front of you.
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