Wheeler Lake

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Wheeler Lake is located in north Alabama between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 60 miles (96.5 km) from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's second largest lake at 67,100 acres (272 km²).

Decatur operates the busiest port along the Tennessee River on this lake, Port of Decatur.

Wheeler Lake is a major recreation and tourist center, attracting about four million visits a year. Along with camping, boating, and fishing, visitors enjoy the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge several miles upstream from the dam.

The lake and dam are named for General Joseph "Joe" Wheeler.

[edit] See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River

[edit] References

• Wheeler Lake. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-05-02.

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