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Wilson Dam is a dam on the Tennessee River in Lauderdale and Colbert counties of Alabama, United States. Completed in 1924 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers , it impounds Wilson Lake , and is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River.
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 ]
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Newton County, [3] Arkansas, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population is 547. [4] Jasper is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pickwick Lake has excellent sportfishing areas, including the Wilson Dam tailwater at the upper end of the reservoir, noted for record-size smallmouth bass and catfish. Another favorite spot is the discharge basin at Colbert Fossil Plant west of Sheffield, Alabama , where the warm water discharged from the power plant attracts fish during cold ...
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]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
Sharon Kahn and Vicki K. Hodges died in June 2020 when their tubes went over the top of the Clermont dam, became trapped in turbulence at the base of the structure, and drowned.
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 ).