Guntersville Lake

Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville.

Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Lake
Location of the lake in Alabama
Location	Jackson / Marshall counties, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	34°25′23″N 086°23′32″W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tennessee River
Primary outflows	Tennessee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	75 mi (121 km)
Surface area	69,000 acres (28,000 ha)

Location

The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest lake at 69,000 acres (280 km²).[1]

History

The lake was created by Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River. Both the lake and the dam received their names from the town of Guntersville, which received its name from an early settler of the area, John Gunter.

In the 1950s, German scientists brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip who lived in Huntsville, Alabama purchased houses by the lake.[2]

See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
• List of Alabama dams and reservoirs

References

1. "Guntersville Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-05-02.
2. Laney, Monique (2015). German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie: Making Sense of the Nazi Past During the Civil Rights Era. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-300-19803-4.

External links

• Fishing Guntersville Lake Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Black Crappie and Catfish.