Cedar Creek Reservoir (Alabama)
| Cedar Creek Reservoir | |
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  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 |
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| Basin countries | United States |
Cedar Creek Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama (USA) along .
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 refers to the eastern juniper (Juniperus virginiana), mistaken by early European settlers for the Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani) mentioned in the Bible.
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See also[]
- List of Alabama dams and reservoirs
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- Reservoirs in Alabama
- Bodies of water of Franklin County, Alabama
- Dams in Alabama
- Tennessee Valley Authority dams
- Dams completed in 1979
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