List of Alabama dams and reservoirs
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Reservoirs and manmade lakes with known dams
| Dam | Reservoir/Lake | River |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett's Ferry Dam | Lake Harding Lake Harding Lake Harding, also known as Bartlett's Ferry Lake, is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. Lake Harding is a deep lake with a depth of over at the... |
Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of... |
| Bankhead Dam | Bankhead Lake | Black Warrior River Black Warrior River The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary... |
| Bear Creek Dam | Bear Creek Reservoir | Bear Creek Bear Creek -Communities:* Bear Creek, Alabama, a town in Marion County* Bear Creek, Alaska, a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough* Bear Creek, Merced County, California, a census-designated place* Bear Creek Township, Michigan, a township in Emmet County... |
| Cedar Creek Dam | Cedar Creek Reservoir Cedar Creek Reservoir (Alabama) Cedar Creek Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama along Cedar Creek.The "cedar" in the name actually refers to the eastern juniper , mistaken by early European settlers for the Lebanon Cedar referred to in the Bible.... |
Cedar Creek Cedar Creek -In Delaware:*Cedar Creek, Delaware*Cedar Creek Hundred, an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware-In Georgia:*Cedar Creek , former name for Vickery Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River-In Indiana:... |
| Coffeeville Lock and Dam | Coffeeville Lake | Tombigbee River Tombigbee River The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico... |
| Claiborne Lock and Dam | Claiborne Lake | Alabama River Alabama River The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into... |
| Demopolis Lock and Dam | Demopolis Lake | Tombigbee River Tombigbee River The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico... |
| Gantt Dam | Gantt Lake | Conecuh River Conecuh River The Conecuh River and Escambia River constitute a single river in Alabama and Florida in the United States.The Conecuh River rises near Union Springs in the state and flows in a general southwesterly direction into Florida near Century. The river's name changes from the Conecuh to the Escambia at... |
| Guntersville Dam Guntersville Dam Guntersville Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to create a... |
Guntersville Lake Guntersville Lake Guntersville Lake is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Created by Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 75 miles from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam... |
Tennessee River Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names... |
| Holt Lock and Dam Holt Lock and Dam The Holt Lock and Dam is part of the Black Warrior River near Holt, Alabama in Tuscaloosa County. Opening for navigation in 1966, it served as a replacement for a series locks and dams built in the early 1900s... |
Holt Lake | Black Warrior River Black Warrior River The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary... |
| Howell Heflin Lock and Dam Howell Heflin Lock and Dam The Howell Heflin Lock and Dam, formerly Gainesville Lock and Dam, is one of four lock and dam structures on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that generally lie along the original course of the Tombigbee River. It is located near Gainesville, Alabama, and impounds Gainesville Lake. It is named for... |
Gainesville Lake Gainesville Lake (Alabama) Gainesville Lake is a reservoir in northwest Alabama on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Close to Gainesville, it is impounded by the Howell Heflin Lock and Dam.... |
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway is a 234-mile man-made, artificial waterway that extends from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The Tenneessee-Tombigbee Waterway links commercial navigation from the nation’s... |
| Jordan Dam | Jordan Lake | Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Lay Dam | Lay Lake | Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Little Bear Creek Dam | Little Bear Creek Reservoir | Little Bear Creek |
| Logan Martin Dam | Logan Martin Lake Logan Martin Lake Logan Martin Lake is located in east central Alabama on the Coosa River approximately east of Birmingham, Alabama. This Coosa River reservoir was built in 1965 by Alabama Power Company. The lake, nicknamed Lake of a Thousand Coves by locals, has of shoreline along its length sandwiched between... |
Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Martin Dam | Lake Martin Lake Martin Lake Martin is located in Tallapoosa, Elmore, and Coosa counties in Alabama. It is a 44,000-acre lake with over 750 miles of wooded shoreline. An artificial reservoir, Lake Martin was formed by the construction of Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River. The Martin Dam powerhouse is used to generate... |
Tallapoosa River Tallapoosa River The Tallapoosa River runs from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, in the United States, southward and westward into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and... |
| Millers Ferry Lock and Dam Millers Ferry Lock and Dam Millers Ferry Lock and Dam is a lock and hydroelectric dam on the Alabama River, near the community of Millers Ferry, Alabama. It was built by and continues to be operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Construction of the complex began in 1963 and was completed in 1974. The... |
William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir The William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir is a reservoir created by Millers Ferry Lock and Dam on the Alabama River in Dallas County and Wilcox County in Alabama. It covers and has approximately of shoreline... |
Alabama River Alabama River The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into... |
| Mitchell Dam | Mitchell Lake | Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Neely Henry Dam | Neely Henry Dam | Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| North Highlands Dam North Highlands Dam North Highlands Dam is a dam on the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, 1 mile south of Lake Oliver. The dam was built in 1899 to provide power for the former Bibb City Mill. The dam was one of the first large dams in the South.... |
Bibb Pond | Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of... |
| Point A Dam | Point A Lake | Conecuh River Conecuh River The Conecuh River and Escambia River constitute a single river in Alabama and Florida in the United States.The Conecuh River rises near Union Springs in the state and flows in a general southwesterly direction into Florida near Century. The river's name changes from the Conecuh to the Escambia at... |
| R.L. Harris Dam | R.L. Harris Lake | Tallapoosa River Tallapoosa River The Tallapoosa River runs from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, in the United States, southward and westward into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and... |
| Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam | R.E."Bob" Woodruff Lake | Alabama River Alabama River The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into... |
| Lewis Smith Dam | Lewis Smith Lake Lewis Smith Lake Lewis Smith Lake is a reservoir in north Alabama. Located on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, the lake covers over in Cullman, Walker, and Winston counties. The three-fingered lake has over of shoreline, and at full pool has a level of . The lake was created by Alabama Power by use... |
Black Warrior River Black Warrior River The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary... |
| Yates Dam | Lake Yates | Tallapoosa River Tallapoosa River The Tallapoosa River runs from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, in the United States, southward and westward into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and... |
| Thurlow Dam | Lake Thurlow | Tallapoosa River Tallapoosa River The Tallapoosa River runs from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, in the United States, southward and westward into Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Alexander City, Alabama is a large and... |
| Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Tom Bevill Lock and Dam The Tom Bevill Lock and Dam, formerly named Aliceville Lock and Dam, is one of four lock and dam structures on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that generally lie along the original course of the Tombigbee River. It is located near Aliceville, Alabama and impounds Aliceville Lake. It is named for... |
Aliceville Lake Aliceville Lake Aliceville Lake is a reservoir in western Alabama and eastern Mississippi, on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Close to Aliceville, it is impounded by the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam.... |
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway is a 234-mile man-made, artificial waterway that extends from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The Tenneessee-Tombigbee Waterway links commercial navigation from the nation’s... |
| Upper Bear Creek Dam | Upper Bear Creek Reservoir | Bear Creek Bear Creek -Communities:* Bear Creek, Alabama, a town in Marion County* Bear Creek, Alaska, a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough* Bear Creek, Merced County, California, a census-designated place* Bear Creek Township, Michigan, a township in Emmet County... |
| Walter Bouldin Dam | Jordan Lake | Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Walter F. George Lock and Dam | Walter F. Geoge Lake/Lake Eufaula | Chattahoochee River Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of... |
| Warrior Lock and Dam (a.k.a. Armistead I. Selden) | Warrior Lake | Black Warrior River Black Warrior River The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary... |
| Weiss Dam | Weiss Lake Weiss Lake Weiss Lake is a lake in northeastern Alabama that is owned by the Alabama Power Company. The lake consists of , all coming from the Coosa River, Chattooga River , and Little River, offering over of shoreline and shallow flats, large coves, under-water drop offs and deep channels... |
Coosa River Coosa River The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers... |
| Wheeler Dam Wheeler Dam Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Lawrence County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1930s as part of a New Deal-era initiative... |
Wheeler Lake Wheeler Lake Wheeler Lake is located in the northern part of the United States state of Alabama, between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 60 miles from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam... |
Tennessee River Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names... |
| William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam | Lake Oliver Lake Oliver Lake Oliver is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam . The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power. The lake was named for James McCoy Oliver, an executive of Georgia Power at the time. Oliver Dam... |
Black Warrior River Black Warrior River The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary... |
| Wilson Dam Wilson Dam (Alabama) Wilson Dam is a dam spanning the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Colbert County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It impounds Wilson Lake. It is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority dams on the Tennessee River... |
Wilson Lake Wilson Lake (Alabama) Wilson Lake is the reservoir created by Wilson Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The lake stretches from Wilson Dam to Wheeler Dam.-See also:*Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River*List of Alabama dams and reservoirs... |
Tennessee River Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names... |
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in the United States
- List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
- List of lakes