Guntersville Dam

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Guntersville Dam is a dam in Marshall County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It impounds Guntersville Lake. It is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River.

Guntersville Dam is located at 34°25′16″N, 86°23′35″W, about 7 miles (10 km) northwest of Guntersville, Alabama. TVA began dam construction in December 1935 and completed it January 1939. The dam is 94 feet high and 3979 feet wide, and has a generating capacity of 140,400 kilowatts of electricity. TVA continues as its 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.

[edit] See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River

[edit] References

• Guntersville Dam. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-05-02.
• Guntersville Reservoir. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.