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Jordan Lake (Alabama)

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Lake Jordan
Jordan Lake with dam in foreground, 1932
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LocationElmore County, Alabama, United States
Coordinates32°37′08″N 86°15′27″W / 32.61900°N 86.25743°W / 32.61900; -86.25743
River sourcesCoosa River
Max. length18 miles (29 km)
Surface area6,800 acres (28 km)
Water volume236,200 acre⋅ft (291,300,000 m)
Shore length188 miles (303 km)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Jordan Dam in background

Jordan Lake is a lake in Elmore County, Alabama. The closest city is Wetumpka.

Jordan Lake is a reservoir with a water surface of 6,800 acres (28 km), shoreline of about 188 miles (303 km), a total length of 18 miles (29 km), and a maximum storage volume of 236,200 acre-feet (291,300,000 m). It is a recreational lake with fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie, catfish, striped bass, hybrid and white bass. The lake has two public access sites.

Owned and operated by Alabama Power, the lake was impounded December 31, 1928 and named for the mother of Reuben and Sidney Mitchell, who were instrumental in the construction of Mitchell Dam, also on the Coosa River and also run by Alabama Power. Jordan Dam is a concrete arch dam, 125 feet (38 m) high, built for hydropower generation with a 100 megawatt generating capacity.

Gallery

  • Dam in 1938 Dam in 1938
  • Dam in 1932 Dam in 1932

References

  1. "Lake Jordan Statistics". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. "Coosa Project - Alabama Power". www.alabamapower.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16.
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