Guntersville Lake

Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Lock and Dam
Location	Jackson / Marshall counties, Alabama, USA
Coordinates	34°25′23″N 086°23′32″W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tennessee River
Primary outflows	Tennessee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	75 mi (121 km)
Surface area	69,000 acres (28,000 ha)

Guntersville Lake location

Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Created by Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest lake at 69,000 acres (280 km²).

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.

See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
• List of Alabama dams and reservoirs

References

• "Guntersville Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:119508. Retrieved 2006-05-02.