Pickwick Lake

Pickwick Lake
Pickwick Landing Dam and Lock
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Location	Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee
Coordinates	35°02′25″N88°11′36″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tennessee River
Primary outflows	Tennessee River,Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Basincountries	United States
Surface area	43,100 acres (174 km2)
Average depth	30 ft (9 m)
Max. depth	59 ft (18 m)
Surface elevation	410 ft (125 m)

Pickwick Lakeis thereservoircreated byPickwick Landing Damas part of theTennessee Valley Authority.The lake stretches from Pickwick Landing Dam inCounce, Tennessee,toWilson DaminFlorence, Alabama,and is one of the few lakes in the United States to be located in 3 different states.

Pickwick Lake has excellent sportfishing areas, including the Wilson Dam tailwater at the upper end of the reservoir, noted for record-sizesmallmouth bassandcatfish.Another favorite spot is the discharge basin atColbert Fossil Plantwest ofSheffield, Alabama,where the warm water discharged from the power plant attracts fish during cold weather. The lakeshore plays host to two state parks: Tennessee'sPickwick Landing State Parkand Mississippi'sJ P Coleman State Park.

Pickwick Lake is the north end of theTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway,which provides a water transportation route to theGulf of Mexico.

Yellow Creek Cove is home to the Yellow Creek waterfall and is a popular destination for boaters. A rope swing off the top of the waterfall has been present for many years.

See also

• Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River

References

• "Pickwick Lake".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.Retrieved2006-05-02.

External links

• Tennessee Valley Authority: Pickwick Reservoir
• Fishing Pickwick LakeSmallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, and Sauger

Further reading

• Grimsley, Rheta, "Dirty Little Story,"Southern Spaces,6 September 2012.