List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama

This page 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
DamReservoir/LakeRiver
Bartlett's Ferry DamLake HardingChattahoochee River
Bankhead DamBankhead LakeBlack Warrior River[2][3]
Bear Creek DamBear Creek ReservoirBear Creek
Big Creek DamBig Creek LakeBig Creek
Cedar Creek DamCedar Creek ReservoirCedar Creek
Coffeeville Lock and DamCoffeeville LakeTombigbee River[2][4]
Claiborne Lock and DamClaiborne LakeAlabama River
Demopolis Lock and DamDemopolis LakeTombigbee River[2][5]
Gantt DamGantt LakeConecuh River
Goat Rock Dam and Generating PlantGoat Rock LakeChattahoochee River
Guntersville DamGuntersville LakeTennessee River
Holt Lock and DamHolt LakeBlack Warrior River[2][3]
Howell Heflin Lock and DamGainesville LakeTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Jordan DamJordan LakeCoosa River
Lake Tuscaloosa DamLake TuscaloosaNorth River
Lay DamLay LakeCoosa River
Little Bear Creek DamLittle Bear Creek ReservoirLittle Bear Creek
Logan Martin DamLogan Martin LakeCoosa River
Martin DamLake MartinTallapoosa River
Millers Ferry Lock and DamWilliam "Bill" Dannelly ReservoirAlabama River
Mitchell DamMitchell LakeCoosa River
Neely Henry DamNeely Henry LakeCoosa River
North Highlands DamBibb PondChattahoochee River
Point A DamPoint A LakeConecuh River
R.L. Harris DamLake Wedowee (a. k. a. R.L. Harris Lake)Tallapoosa River
Robert F. Henry Lock and DamR.E."Bob" Woodruff LakeAlabama River
Lewis Smith DamLewis Smith LakeBlack Warrior River[2][3]
Yates DamLake YatesTallapoosa River
Thurlow DamLake ThurlowTallapoosa River
Tom Bevill Lock and DamAliceville LakeTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Upper Bear Creek DamUpper Bear Creek ReservoirBear Creek
Walter Bouldin DamJordan LakeCoosa River
Walter F. George Lock and DamWalter F. George Lake (a. k. a. Lake Eufaula)Chattahoochee River
Warrior Lock and Dam (a.k.a. Armistead I. Selden)Warrior LakeBlack Warrior River[2][3]
Weiss DamWeiss LakeCoosa River
Wheeler DamWheeler LakeTennessee River
William Bacon Oliver Lock and DamLake OliverBlack Warrior River[2][3]
Wilson DamWilson LakeTennessee River

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mobile District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  3. "Black Warrior Hydrologic Modifications". Rivers of Alabama. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  4. "Coffeeville Lake: Overview". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mobile District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  5. "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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