Cedar Creek Reservoir (Alabama)
| Cedar Creek Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Location | Franklin County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 34°31′44″N 87°55′36″W / 34.52890°N 87.92667°WCoordinates: 34°31′44″N 87°55′36″W / 34.52890°N 87.92667°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Cedar Creek |
| Primary outflows | Cedar Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
Cedar Creek Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama (USA) along Cedar Creek.
Cedar Creek Dam is 96-foot high earthen dam for flood control and irrigation, completed in 1979 as a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority. No hydroelectric power is generated here.[1]
The "cedar" in the name actually refers to the eastern juniper (Juniperus virginiana), mistaken by early European settlers for the Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani) referred to in the Bible.
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