Lewis Smith Dam

E651962

Lewis Smith Dam is a large earthen hydroelectric dam in northwestern Alabama that impounds the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River to create Lewis Smith Lake for power generation, flood control, and recreation.

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Lewis Smith Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthen dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
constructionBegan 1957 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsReservoir Lewis Smith Lake ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
hasPowerPlant Lewis Smith Dam Powerhouse ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
waterskiing ⓘ
hasReservoir Lewis Smith Lake ⓘ
heightAboveFoundation about 300 feet ⓘ
impounds Sipsey Fork ⓘ
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River ⓘ
length about 2,200 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
locatedInCounty Cullman County, Alabama ⓘ
Walker County, Alabama ⓘ
Winston County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedInRegion northwestern Alabama ⓘ
linked to: northwest Alabama
locatedOnRiver Black Warrior River ⓘ
Sipsey Fork ⓘ
namedAfter Lewis Martin Smith ⓘ
openingDate 1961 ⓘ
operator Alabama Power Company ⓘ
ownedBy Alabama Power Company ⓘ
partOf Black Warrior River basin ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
reservoirMaxDepth over 250 feet ⓘ
reservoirName Lewis Smith Lake ⓘ
reservoirPurpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
reservoirShorelineLength over 500 miles ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea about 21,000 acres ⓘ
river Black Warrior River ⓘ
structureType earth-fill dam ⓘ
usedFor fish and wildlife habitat ⓘ
navigation support ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
watercourse Sipsey Fork ⓘ

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

Lewis Smith Lake → formedByDam → Lewis Smith Dam ⓘ
Lewis Smith Lake → hasHydroelectricDam → Lewis Smith Dam ⓘ