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R. L. Harris Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Randolph County, Alabama, the fourth of four such dams on the Tallapoosa River.. R. L. Harris Lake, also known as Lake Wedowee, was impounded April 20, 1983 and named for Rother L. "Judge" Harris, an Alabama Power director and vice president of electric operations.
Walter Bouldin Dam is a dam in Elmore County, Alabama. The closest town is Wetumpka . The earthen dam was constructed in 1967 by the Alabama Power Company , with a height of 170 feet (52 m), and a length of 11,178 feet (3,407 m) at its crest. [ 1 ]
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. [1]
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 ...
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 continuous navigation channel on the entire length of the river and bring flood control and economic ...
Martin Dam is a concrete arch gravity dam on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama in the United States, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dadeville. Impounding the 40,000-acre (16,000 ha) Lake Martin , the dam was built in the 1920s to provide flood control, hydroelectric power generation and water supply.
In 2021, Alabama had a total summer capacity of 28,911 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 144,967 GWh. [2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 43.7% natural gas, 32.5% nuclear, 13.7% coal, 7.1% hydroelectric, 2.2% biomass, and 0.8% solar. [1]
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] The dam cost almost $47 million (equivalent to $663 million in 2023 [1]). [6]