Lake Size: 10660 acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 270 miles Deepest Depth: 135 ft Latitude: 33.2834 Longitude: -89.4916 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 793 ft Counties: Randolph County
Information: Lake Wedowee is a reservoir, located in Randolph County, Alabama on the upper part of the Tallapoosa River. The lake is 10,660 acres[clarification needed]. This lake was built at one of the last hydro sites in Alabama.
The lake was created by the flooding of the plains behind the Harris Dam, which began construction on November 1, 1974. The last part of construction of the dam ended on April 20, 1983.. There are two generating units that produce up to 67 megawatts of power for each unit.
There are many recreational attractions on Lake Wedowee such as: boating, swimming, fishing and camping. Fishing brings the most attraction to the lake. It is known to be one of the finest lakes in the Southeast because the quality of the water and it’s sizeable bass population. There are many different species of fish in the lake that include crappie, largemouth bass, spotted bass, striped bass, hybrid striper, channel catfish, and flathead catfish.
The town of Wedowee is a small with a rough population of 800 people. Wedowee is also the county seat of Randolph County. U.S. Highway 431 intersects the town as well as Alabama Highway 48. The community has grown over the years as the lake continues to develop.
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