Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Lawrence County, Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1930s as part of a New Deal-era initiative to improve navigation on the river and bring flood control and economic development to the region.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres)
- …was formerly known as “Wheeler Hydroelectric Project”
- Description: dam in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as“Dam Number 3”“Worthington Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rogersville and Center Star.
Rogersville
Rogersville is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.
5 miles east of Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam
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Latitude
34.80623° or 34° 48′ 22″ north
Longitude
-87.38188° or 87° 22′ 55″ west
Open location code
866JRJ49+F6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wheeler Dam” goes by many names.
Wheeler DamCebuano
سد ويلرEgyptian Arabic
diga di WheelerItalian
ウィーラー・ダムJapanese
ホイーラー・ダムJapanese
Wheeler-demningenNorwegian
Wheeler-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
Wheeler DamSlovenian
Wheelerjev jezSlovenian
ГЕС ВілерUkrainian
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wheeler Dam Village and Fishermans Resort.
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