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Encyclopedia > Guntersville Dam
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Lake Guntersville is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Created by the Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Nickajack Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's largest lake at 69,000 acres (280 km²). Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 135,775 km² 306 km 531 km 3. ... Bridgeport is a city located in Jackson County, Alabama. ... Guntersville is a city located in Marshall County, Alabama. ...


Guntersville Dam is located about 7 miles (10 km) northwest of Guntersville, Alabama. The Tennessee Valley Authority began dam construction in December 1935 and completed it January 1939. TVA continues as owner/operator. The lake and dam received its name from the town of Guntersville, which received its name from an early settler of the area, John Gunter. Guntersville is a city located in Marshall County, Alabama. ... TVA logo The Tennessee Valley Authority is a New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region around the Tennessee River Valley. ... TVA logo The Tennessee Valley Authority is a New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region around the Tennessee River Valley. ...


Guntersville Dam has made the town of Guntersville the southern most port of the Tennessee navigation system. Today Guntersville mainly deals with transporting grain shipped from the Midwest for the vast amounts of livestock raised in this area of the Tennessee Valley.


The Reservoir created by Guntersville dam along with the scenic Appalachian foothills have made this area one of the most popular tourist locations in the Tennessee River Valley. Guntersville Lake provides an excellent habitat for crappie, bass, and bluegill, which makes this area superb for sports fishing. The wide lake also provides perfect conditions for boating. Guntersville Lake's shoreline is home to 2 state parks, 3 county parks, 8 municipal parks, 4 state wildlife centers, 30 public access areas, and 23 commercial recreation areas that provide access to the river, scenic hiking trails, and countless other recreation activities.  

North Alabama, USA landmarks

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University • Alabama Music Hall of Fame • Athens State UniversityBig Spring ParkBraly StadiumBuck's Pocket State ParkCalhoun Community College SystemCathedral Caverns State Park • Cooks Natural Science Museum • Cotaco Opera House • Cummings Research Park • Dancy-Polk House • Decatur-Courtland-Tuscumbia Railroad • Delano Park • Flint Creek • Hampton CoveHuntsville International Airport • Huntsville-Madison County Botanical Garden • Huntsville Madison County Public LibraryHuntsville Museum of Art • J.F. Drake State Community College • Joe Davis StadiumJoe Wheeler State ParkLake GuntersvilleMarshall Space Flight CenterMcEntire HouseMonte Sano State ParkOakwood CollegeOld State BankPoint Mallard Aquatic CenterPort of DecaturPrincess TheatrePryor Field Regional Airport • Racking Horse World Celebration and Arena • Redstone Arsenal • Rhodes Ferry Park • Tennessee RiverUniversity of Alabama at HuntsvilleUniversity of North AlabamaUS Space and Rocket CenterVon Braun CenterWheeler LakeWheeler National Wildlife Refuge • Wilson Lake North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally thought to include these 16 counties: Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan and Winston. ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see The Landmark Hotel and Casino. ... Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is an accredited public, coeducational land grant college established under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1890 located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama. ... Athens State University located in Athens, Alabama is a two year upper level University. ... Big Spring Park is located in downtown Huntsville, AL. It is most noted as being the site of Big Spring Jam, an annual music festival that usually occurs on the fourth weekend in September. ... Braly Municipal Stadium is a stadium in Florence, Alabama. ... Bucks Pocket State Park is located in Northeast Alabama near Grove Oak, Alabama and Lake Guntersville. ... Located in North Alabamas high technology corridor, Calhoun Community College exemplifies the two-year college mission of commitment to excellence in teaching and service. ... Cathedral Caverns State Park is located in Grant, Alabama city limits. ... The Decatur-Courtland-Tuscumbia Railroad was the first railroad to be built west of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Huntsville International Airport is an airport in Huntsville, Alabama, near Decatur, Alabama. ... The Huntsville-Madison County Botanical Garden (112 acres) is a young botanical garden located at 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama, near the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. ... Huntsvilles Library was founded in 1818, when Alabama was still a part of the Mississippi Territory. ... Huntsville Museum of Art is a museum located in Huntsville, Alabama. ... Joe W. Davis Stadium was built in 1985 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA to host the Southern League Huntsville Stars minor league baseball team. ... Joe Wheeler State Park is located on 2550 acres (10 km²) along Wheeler Lake in Northwest Alabama. ... Aerial view of the test area at Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is a lead NASA center for propulsion, Space Shuttle propulsion, external fuel tank, crew training and payloads, International Space Station (ISS) design and construction, for computers, networks, and information management. ... The McEntire House is located along the shoreline of Decatur, Alabama. ... Monte Sano State Park is a 2,140 acre (8. ... Oakwood College is a college located in Huntsville, Alabama, founded in 1896. ... History The Old State Bank in Decatur, Alabama opened its doors on July 29th, of 1833. ... This article might not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Template:The Gilmer Blackburn (Point Mallard) Aquatic Center Point Mallard Aquatic Center (Water Park), Decatur, AL Point Mallard Parks Aquatic Center was developed in the early 1970s after Mayor Gilmer Blackburn saw enclosed wave-making swimming pools in Japan and thought one could be a tourist attraction in... Category: ... Pryor Field is located next to Calhoun Community College in Decatur, AL. This regional airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area, and primarily serves the cities of Decatur and Athens. ... Redstone Arsenal is a census-designated place and U.S. Army post located next to the city of Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama. ... A riverboat passing under the Henley Street Bridge on the Tennessee River The river viewed from the top of Neyland Stadium. ... The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-run, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degrees. ... The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a four-year public coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama. ... The US Space and Rocket Center is a museum located in Huntsville, Alabama which caters solely to manned and unmanned space exploration. ... The Von Braun Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Huntsville, Alabama. ... Wheeler Lake area Wheeler Lake is located in north Alabama between Rogersville and Huntsville. ... The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 34,500 acres. ...


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Guntersville Dam: Information from Answers.com (178 words)
Guntersville Dam is a dam in Marshall County in the U.S. state of Alabama.
It is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River.
The dam is 94 feet high and 3979 feet wide, and has a generating capacity of 140,400 kilowatts of electricity.
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