List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama
This article lists the dams and reservoirs in Alabama. In 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated that the state has about 2,271 dams.[1]
Reservoirs and manmade lakes with known dams
Dam | Reservoir/Lake | River |
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Bartlett's Ferry Dam | Lake Harding | Chattahoochee River |
Bankhead Dam | Bankhead Lake | Black Warrior River[2][3] |
Bear Creek Dam | Bear Creek Reservoir | Bear Creek |
Big Creek Dam | Big Creek Lake | Big Creek |
Cedar Creek Dam | Cedar Creek Reservoir | Cedar Creek |
Coffeeville Lock and Dam | Coffeeville Lake | Tombigbee River[2][4] |
Claiborne Lock and Dam | Claiborne Lake | Alabama River |
Demopolis Lock and Dam | Demopolis Lake | Tombigbee River[2][5] |
Gantt Dam | Gantt Lake | Conecuh River |
Goat Rock Dam and Generating Plant | Goat Rock Lake | Chattahoochee River |
Guntersville Dam | Guntersville Lake | Tennessee River |
Holt Lock and Dam | Holt Lake | Black Warrior River[2][3] |
Howell Heflin Lock and Dam | Gainesville Lake | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway |
Jordan Dam | Jordan Lake | Coosa River |
Lake Tuscaloosa Dam | Lake Tuscaloosa | North River |
Lay Dam | Lay Lake | Coosa River |
Little Bear Creek Dam | Little Bear Creek Reservoir | Little Bear Creek |
Logan Martin Dam | Logan Martin Lake | Coosa River |
Martin Dam | Lake Martin | Tallapoosa River |
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam | William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir | Alabama River |
Mitchell Dam | Mitchell Lake | Coosa River |
Neely Henry Dam | Neely Henry Lake | Coosa River |
North Highlands Dam | Bibb Pond | Chattahoochee River |
Optimist Lake Dam | Milkhouse Creek Reservoir | Dog River Watershed |
Point A Dam | Point A Lake | Conecuh River |
R.L. Harris Dam | Lake Wedowee (a. k. a. R.L. Harris Lake) | Tallapoosa River |
Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam | R.E."Bob" Woodruff Lake | Alabama River |
Lewis Smith Dam | Lewis Smith Lake | Black Warrior River[2][3] |
Yates Dam | Lake Yates | Tallapoosa River |
Thurlow Dam | Lake Thurlow | Tallapoosa River |
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam | Aliceville Lake | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway |
Upper Bear Creek Dam | Upper Bear Creek Reservoir | Bear Creek |
Walter Bouldin Dam | Jordan Lake | Coosa River |
Walter F. George Lock and Dam | Walter F. George Lake (a. k. a. Lake Eufaula) | Chattahoochee River |
Warrior Lock and Dam (a.k.a. Armistead I. Selden) | Warrior Lake | Black Warrior River[2][3] |
Weiss Dam | Weiss Lake | Coosa River |
Wheeler Dam | Wheeler Lake | Tennessee River |
William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam | Lake Oliver | Black Warrior River[2][3] |
Wilson Dam | Wilson Lake | Tennessee River |
See also
- List of dam removals in Alabama
- List of dams and reservoirs in the United States
- List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
- List of lakes
- List of lakes in Alabama
References
- ^ Yawn, Andrew (February 20, 2017). "Alabama has the biggest dam problem in the U.S." Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
Spread across more than 132,000 miles of rivers and streams, the corps estimated in a 2015 survey that the state has about 2,271 dams.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mobile District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Black Warrior Hydrologic Modifications". Rivers of Alabama. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "Coffeeville Lake: Overview". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mobile District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "Demopolis Lake: Overview". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mobile District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
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