Primary inflows Area 279.2 km² Lake type Reservoir | Primary outflows Tennessee River Max. length 75 mi (121 km) Length 121 km Inflow source Tennessee River | |
Surface area 69,000 acres (28,000 ha) | ||
Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville.
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Map of Guntersville Lake, United States
LocationEdit
The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest lake at 69,000 acres (280 km²).
HistoryEdit
The lake was created by Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River. Both the lake and the dam received their names from the town of Guntersville, which received its name from an early settler of the area, John Gunter.
In the 1950s, German scientists brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip who lived in Huntsville, Alabama purchased houses by the lake.
References
Guntersville Lake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA