Type reservoir Primary outflows Cedar Creek | Primary inflows Basin countries United States | |
Location Franklin County, Alabama | ||
Cedar Creek Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama (USA) along Cedar Creek.
Map of Cedar Creek Reservoir, Alabama 35653, USA
Cedar Creek Dam is 96-foot high earthen dam for flood control and irrigation, completed in 1979 as a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority. No hydroelectric power is generated here.
The "cedar" in the name refers to the eastern juniper (Juniperus virginiana), mistaken by early European settlers for the Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani) mentioned in the Bible.
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