Tell me e.g. "use W2, LS7, DS2, OG1" and I'll wire those into the live site.
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Baseline white card · soft layered drop shadow
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Paper-stack: 8px solid Smoky offset behind
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
White card · 4px UT Orange top accent rule
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
White card · 4px UT Orange left rail
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
White · hairline Stone border · soft drop
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
White · hard 4px corners · printed-brochure feel
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Combo: paper-stack offset + top orange + larger dot
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Off-white gradient · Stone border · stationery feel
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
DM Serif headings · heavier editorial
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Montserrat heavy headings · modern utility
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Teal accent dot + top rule (water-themed)
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Moss left rail · outdoor / parks tone
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Navy header bar across top · most formal
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Paper-stack offset + hard 4px corners
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Minimal: hairline only · no shadow · most "newspaper"
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky · soft drop shadow
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky · 8px white offset stack — most "UT printed"
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky · top orange accent rule
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky · left orange rail
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Navy card · cooler / nighttime feel
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Deep Smoky · hard 4px corners · industrial
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky · DM Serif headings + larger orange dot
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Largemouth, smallmouth on creek backs.
Smoky card · white stat tiles inside (mixed)
Primary
Accent
Neutral
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Dot 1.4×, baseline. Default — looks like a typographic period.
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Dot 1.7×, baseline. Bigger, more punctuation-as-mark.
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Dot 2.0×, baseline. Most aggressive — feels like a logo.
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Filled circle ● instead of period glyph. Cleaner, more icon-like.
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Dot 1.5×, vertically centered like a midline interpunct.
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Same as W2 but reversed on Smoky Gray.
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Filled square ■ in place of dot. Reads as a built-thing, hard.
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Watts Bar Lake weather, water and life
Watts Bar Lake stretches 72 miles up the Tennessee River. Live readings come from a dock at Tennessee River Mile 559.5.
68°F
Recommended. Closest match to UT brand, most contrast between display, body, numerals.
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Watts Bar Lake weather, water and life
Watts Bar Lake stretches 72 miles up the Tennessee River.
68
Single serif (no DM Serif). More restrained, less impact on wordmark.
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Watts Bar Lake weather, water and life
Watts Bar Lake stretches 72 miles up the Tennessee River.
68
Sans-only headings. More modern/utility, less editorial feel.
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Watts Bar Lake weather, water and life
Watts Bar Lake stretches 72 miles up the Tennessee River.
68
DM Serif throughout. Heaviest editorial — possibly overpowering.
66.4°F
White · soft layered drop only.
66.4°F
White · 8px solid Smoky offset (paper-stack).
9,400cfs
Smoky · soft drop. Use sparingly for emphasis.
9,400cfs
Smoky · 8px white offset. Most "UT printed material."
739.2ft
White · top orange accent rule.
739.2ft
White · left orange rule. Reads "section/sidebar."
8mph SW
White · hairline stone border, light shadow. Quietest.
Calm
Navy variant. For night sections (sun/moon).
66.4°F
White → off-white gradient · stone border. Soft "stationery."
66.4°F
Sharper 4px corners. More "printed brochure."
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H1. Readings overlay cam directly. Bottom gradient veil for legibility.
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H2 + H3. Readings inside white card hovering over cam edge, plus 6px orange accent rule.
Live values where possible. Updated continuously from the dock.
66.4°F as of the last reading, up 1.2°F over the past 24 hours.
Five marinas pump fuel: Blue Springs, Caney Creek, Euchee, Rockwood, and Spring City. See the fuel page for hours and approach notes.
At 66°F, largemouth and smallmouth are working creek backs and shallow cover; crappie are up on brush. More on /fishing/.
Public ramps include Tom Fuller, TVA Lakeshore, Caney Creek, Spring City, and Watts Bar Dam Ramp. See /boat-ramps/.
The two crossings (US-27 and I-40) clear large recreational vessels at summer pool. Heights vary by elevation; check current readings above.
Lake elevation is 739.2 ft, 2.8 ft below summer pool. See operating guide chart.
Suggested mapping: orange for live/now/CTA · teal for water · moss for fishing · burnt for warnings · rust for hazards · navy for night · stone for neutral meta.
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Smoky→Navy gradient · orange accent rule. Closest to current OG.
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Live conditions on Watts Bar Lake
Split layout · solid orange right rail. High contrast.
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White card on tinted sky · top orange rule. Mirrors site treatment.
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Full UT Orange. Loudest. Possibly too much.