Jordan Lake (Alabama)
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.jpg) Jordan Lake with dam in foreground, 1932 | |
  Lake Jordan  Lake Jordan | |
| Location | Elmore County, Alabama, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°37′08″N 86°15′27″W / 32.61900°N 86.25743°W |
| River sources | Coosa River |
| Max. length | 18 miles (29 km) |
| Surface area | 6,800 acres (28 km2) |
| Water volume | 236,200 acre⋅ft (291,300,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 188 miles (303 km) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Jordan JUR-dən Lake is a lake in Elmore County, Alabama. The closest city is Wetumpka.
Jordan Lake is a reservoir with a water surface of 6,800 acres (28 km2), shoreline of about 188 miles (303 km), a total length of 18 miles (29 km), and a maximum storage volume of 236,200 acre-feet (291,300,000 m3).[1] It is a recreational lake with fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie, catfish, striped bass, hybrid and white bass. The lake has two public access sites.[2]
Owned and operated by Alabama Power, the lake was impounded December 31, 1928 and named for the mother of Reuben and Sidney Mitchell, who were instrumental in the construction of Mitchell Dam, also on the Coosa River and also run by Alabama Power. Jordan Dam is a concrete arch dam, 125 feet (38 m) high, built for hydropower generation with a 100 megawatt generating capacity.
Little Church at Bonner's (Bonner's Chapel) is a Memorial and Worship area at Bonner's Point Landing, commonly referred to as Little Church at Bonner’s or Lakeside Service. Lakeside worship service was started in 1956 by the Young Adult’s Sunday School Class at Cain’s Chapel. The State Highway Department together with the Department of Transportation built the Chapel with the funding support from the Department of Conservation in 1960s. In the early 90’s, the Lake Jordan Homeowners and Boat Owner’s Association (HOBO) was brought in to oversee the church area and provide financial support. Also, at that time, the HOBOs partnered with Trinity Episcopal Church to coordinate the preachers for each week. That partnership continues through today. Services are held each Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day at 8:00 am.
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Dam in 1938 -
Dam in 1932
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lake Jordan Statistics". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Coosa Project - Alabama Power". www.alabamapower.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16.
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