Wilson Dam

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Wilson Dam is a large hydroelectric and navigation dam in northern Alabama that forms part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system on the Tennessee River.

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Wilson Dam canonical 6
Wilson Dam Powerhouse 1
Wilson Dam powerhouse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
navigation dam
associatedWith Muscle Shoals development
New Deal era Tennessee Valley development
basinCountry United States
constructionEndDate 1924
constructionStartDate 1918
coordinates 34.761°N 87.610°W
country United States
createsReservoir Wilson Lake
energySource hydropower
hasLock navigation lock
hasPowerPlant Wilson Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Wilson Dam
hasPurpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation
recreation
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 40 meters
historicalPeriod World War I era
length approximately 1,384 meters
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Alabama
Colbert County, Alabama
Lauderdale County, Alabama
United States
locatedNear Muscle Shoals, Alabama
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
namedAfter Woodrow Wilson
nearCity Florence, Alabama
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Sheffield, Alabama
Tuscumbia, Alabama
linked to: Tuscumbia
NRHPType historic district contributing property
numberOfLocks 1
openingDate 1924
operatedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
partOf Tennessee River hydroelectric system
Tennessee River navigation system
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority system
riverSystem Tennessee River
status operational

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennessee River hasDam Wilson Dam
Wilson Lock locatedNear Wilson Dam
Wilson Lock hasConnectionTo Wilson Dam powerhouse
linked to: Wilson Dam
Wilson Dam hasPowerPlant Wilson Dam Powerhouse
linked to: Wilson Dam
Wilson Lake createdBy Wilson Dam
Sheffield, Alabama locatedNear Wilson Dam
subject linked to: Sheffield
Colbert County hasLandmark Wilson Dam
Tennessee Valley region hasHydroelectricDam Wilson Dam