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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Wilson Dam is located at river mile 259.4 of the Tennessee River, spanning the river in a roughly north–south orientation between Florence and Muscle Shoals in northern Alabama. [4] The dam is 137 feet (42 m) high and 4,541 feet (1,384 m) long. [ 5 ]
Historic downtown Jasper Location of Jasper in Newton County, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36°00′45″N 93°11′15″W / 36.01250°N 93.18750°W / 36.01250; -93
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act, which authorized the construction of two nitrate-manufacturing plants and a dam to provide them hydropower. [3] President Wilson chose Muscle Shoals, Alabama as the site of the dam, which when completed in 1924, was named Wilson Dam . [ 4 ]
The trail was funded by a US$280,000 federal matching grant with US$210,000 provided by the federal government and US$70,000 of matching funds from the chambers of commerce or convention and visitors bureaus of the 13 counties, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and several corporate sponsors. [1]
From Wilson Dam, Cox Creek Parkway replaced Wilson Dam Road to carry SR 133 to Florence Boulevard. From there, the highway was extended some 7 miles (11 km) along the entirety of Cox Creek Parkway. In 2002, the Singing River Bridge (Patton Island Bridge) opened, forming a new Tennessee River crossing 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Wilson Dam.
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Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas Name County or counties Area (acres) Year Established Remarks Image Bayou Des Arc WMA White: 953: 1966: Created with a 320-acre public fishing lake. [2] Bayou Meto WMA Arkansas, Jefferson: 33,832: Called the "George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA" and also called "Wabbaseka Scatters" or just the "Scatters". [3]