Bankhead Lock and Dam
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The John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam is the northernmost impoundment structure, and the highest dam, on the mainstem of the Black Warrior River. It is named for U. S. Senator John Hollis Bankhead, and is located in the northeast corner of Tuscaloosa County. The original lock was built in 1915 and was replaced by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1963. At that time, Alabama Power constructed a hydroelectric powerhouse below the lock. Bankhead is one of two Corps-owned dams fitted with an Alabama Power Company hydropower generating turbine. The lock and dam created Bankhead Lake, which is the largest of the mainstem Warrior impoundments.
External links
- Black Warrior Hydrologic Modifications at Rivers of Alabama