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The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest lake at 69,100 acres (279.6 km 2). [1] It is separated by the Guntersville Dam from Wheeler Lake, which at 68,300 acres (276.4 km 2) is Alabama's second largest lake. Both lakes are part of the Tennessee River.
Lake Guntersville State Park is a public recreation area located on the far north side of the city of Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama. The state park occupies 5,909 acres (2,391 ha) on the eastern shore of Guntersville Lake , a 69,000-acre (28,000 ha) impoundment of the Tennessee River .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Guntersville has a total area of 42.7 square miles (110.6 km 2), of which 25.6 square miles (66.4 km 2) are land and 17.1 square miles (44.2 km 2), or 40.0%, are water. [3] Guntersville is located at the southernmost point of the Tennessee River on Lake Guntersville, formed by the Guntersville ...
The dam impounds the Guntersville Lake of 67,900 acres (27,500 ha), and its tailwaters feed into Wheeler Lake. Guntersville Dam is named for the city of Guntersville, Alabama, which is located about 10 miles (16 km) upstream. [2] The city is named for its first settler, John Gunter (d. 1836), who arrived in the late 18th century. [3]
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The opening of Guntersville Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1939 turned Guntersville into a peninsula, and created tourism and recreation opportunities on the new lake. Many commercial buildings were constructed after World War II until 1964, in contrast to many small-town downtown areas.
Unlimited hydroplane racing returned to Guntersville with a test session in 2017 and a full-fledged national high point race in 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since 2018 the Guntersville Lake Hydrofest has opened the H1 Unlimited season, [ 3 ] and the unlimited class competes for the Southern Cup .
Nickajack is serviced by a 600-by-110-foot (183 by 34 m) auxiliary lock that can lift or lower as many as nine large barges at a time 41 feet (12 m) between Guntersville Lake and Nickajack Lake. The dam's original design allowed for an 800-by-110-foot (244 by 34 m) main lock beside the auxiliary, but it was never completed.