Wheeler Dam

OperatingHydro

Ranked #2 of 23 Hydro plants in AL#61 of 1454 nationally

404 MW Hydro operating in Lawrence, AL — Tennessee Valley Authority

EIAGEMWD

404 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1936

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.8069, -87.3819

County

Lawrence, AL

Nearby Plants

Hillsboro Solar 3
Solar200 MW · 20.4 km
Lawrence County Solar
Solar193 MW · 22.1 km
Wilson Dam
Hydro666.7 MW · 22.3 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority
Owner(s)	Tennessee Valley Authority	Tennessee Valley Authority	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Lawrence County, Alabama. It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the mid-1930s as part of a New Deal-era initiative to improve navigation on the river and bring flood control and economic development to the region. The dam impounds the Wheeler Lake of 67,070 acres (27,140 ha) and its tailwaters feed into Wilson Lake.

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Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Lawrence County, Alabama. The plant, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), has a total capacity of 404 MW derived from 11 generators. Wheeler Dam began operating in 1936, utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology and water as its primary fuel source. It is the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Alabama out of 13 such facilities, and ranks 61st nationally among 194 hydroelectric plants.

In the most recent year for which data is available, Wheeler Dam generated 1,194,445 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 33.7%. The plant operates within the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing authority area and is situated in the SERC NERC region.

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