Wheeler Lake, Alabama, US - Community and Visitors Guide

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1/28/2012

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Ship hauling NASA rockets hits kentucky's Eggner's Ferry Bridge

DigitalJournal.com

Date: 1/29/2012 9:19:15 AM

A freighter, the Delta Mariner, carrying space rocket components from Decatur, Alabama, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for NASA, and the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, got stuck along the Tennessee River after it hit a bridge on Thursday.See all stories on this topic »DigitalJournal…

Coast Guard reopens portion of river after cargo boat collapses Kentucky bridge

Fox News

Date: 1/29/2012 2:19:54 AM

The US Coast Guard on Saturday reopened a portion of the Tennessee River after a cargo boat struck and collapsed a section of a Kentucky bridge at the western entrance to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. A news release from the Coast ...See all stories on this topic…

Boat Carrying Atlas Rocket Crashes Into Bridge

Space.com

Date: 1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM

The 312-foot (95-meter) cargo ship Delta Mariner smashed into a bridge over the Tennessee River in southwest Kentucky at 9:15 pm EST Thursday (0215 GMT Friday), causing a portion of the span to collapse. Though several cars were crossing the bridge at ...See all stories on this topic…

TVA halts Chattanooga barge traffic as it spills dam water

Knoxville News Sentinel

Date: 1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM

By Ed Marcum The Tennessee River in the Chattanooga area will be closed to barge traffic for several days because of swift currents from recent rains, TVA spokesman Travis Brickey said Friday. TVA is spilling water at all nine of its Tennessee River ...See all stories on this topic…

Ky. to review how to restore bridge struck by boat

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM

The Delta Mariner was traveling on the Tennessee River on its typical route on its way from Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when it was unable to pass under shorter spans of the bridge and collided with the structure.See all stories on this topic »Atlanta Journal…

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Wheeler Lake is the second-largest lake on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama, second only to Guntersville Lake, its immediate upstream neighbor. Wheeler Lake is also bordered by Wilson Lake on its downstream side. The lake was constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority just prior to World War II as a means of hydroelectric generation and flood control, as well as to facilitate navigation along the Tennessee River. Today the lake is mostly popular for recreation purposes and barge traffic. The name of this impoundment comes from Civil War general Joseph 'Fightin' Joe Wheeler, who frequented the area during the war and later returned to the area to live.

Quick Info About
Wheeler Lake
- River: Tennessee River
- Area: 67,100 Acres
- Shoreline: 899 Miles
- Length: 74 Miles
- Avg. Depth: 16 Ft.
- Vol: 1,050,000 Acre Ft.
- Drainage: 29,590 Sq. Mi.

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Little Bear Reservoir

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