Historic Wilson Dam was constructed during 1918-1925 as part of the World War I effort. The dam is adjacent to the cities of Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Wilson Lake contains 15, 500 acres of surface water and is 15.5 miles long.
Featuring a total of four small lakes ranging in size from 670 to 4200 surface acres and scenic floatways, the Bear Creek watershed area offers excellent recreation opportunities.
Guntersville Lake is more than 75 miles long and provides 67, 900 surface acres making it the second largest lake in the TVA system. The lake is located in Jackson and Marshall counties in Alabama and Marion County in Tennessee.
Wheeler Lake was created in 1936 as one of the first major dam projects on the Tennessee River for flood control, power generation, and navigation. The lake is 74 miles long, has 1, 063 miles of shoreline and a surface area of 67, 100 acres.
Easily accessible from Nashville and Interstate 24, Normandy Dam is located on the Duck River in Middle Tennessee. The lake is 17 miles long and offers 3, 160 acres of surface water. Nearby towns include Tullahoma and Manchester.
Wheeler NWR, located along the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Decatur, was established in 1938 to provide habitat for wintering and migrating birds.
Journey through history along the trail that marks one of the major historic events in 20th-century American history, the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers have been important commercial waterways since the earliest settlers moved inland and built homes along the riverbanks. Today . . .
Mountains in Alabama? You may be surprised to learn that this Deep South state actually has peaks over 2, 000 feet tall. Many of them are within the National Forests in Alabama.