In 1933 FDR set up this agency to provide cheap power & flood control
It controlled the flood waters of the Tennessee River and 
improved ... Additionally, the TVA set up the Electric Home and Farm Authority to 
help... [DOC] [TLE] Our Documents - Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933) [PAR] Citation: An Act to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of 
the ... River, 1942; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 
1882-1962 ... to control flooding, improve navigation, and create cheap electric 
power in the ...