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Lake Tuscaloosa

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Basin countries
  
United States

Area
  
23.82 km²

Shore length
  
284.9 km

Surface area
  
5,885 acres (23.82 km)

Surface elevation
  
68 m

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Location
  
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

Water volume
  
40,000,000,000 U.S. gallons (150,000,000 m)

Similar
  
Lake Lurleen State Park, Alabama Museum of Natural H, Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, Battle–Friedman House, Paul W Bryant Museum

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Lake Tuscaloosa is a reservoir in west-central Alabama, created by damming North River. It was constructed to provide water for Tuscaloosa residents and for industrial use as well. It was completed in 1970 at a cost of about $7,725,000. Since it is located just north of Tuscaloosa and Northport, the lake is also very popular for recreational activities.

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Map of Lake Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

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HistoryEdit

Lake Tuscaloosa was constructed in response to the rising population of Tuscaloosa, which began to consume more water than its two current reservoirs, Harris Lake and Lake Nicol, could provide. A dam was constructed on North River, flooding the area that would become Lake Tuscaloosa. In relation to the other two lakes, Lake Tuscaloosa became the most bountiful of the three, pushing Harris Lake to only handle industrial water and Lake Nicol for use as a backup. Currently, Lake Tuscaloosa's water is treated for human consumption as well as providing some industrial raw water.

References

Lake Tuscaloosa Wikipedia