- Pickwick Lake
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lake_name = Pickwick Lake
image_lake = USACE Pickwick Landing Dam.jpg
caption_lake = Pickwick Landing Dam and Lock
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location =Alabama /Tennessee
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type =reservoir
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cities =Pickwick Lake is the
reservoir created byPickwick Landing Dam as part of theTennessee Valley Authority . The lake stretches from Pickwick Landing Dam to Wilson Dam.Pickwick Lake has excellent sportfishing areas, including the Wilson Dam tailwater at the upper end of the reservoir, noted for record-size
smallmouth bass andcatfish . Another favorite spot is the discharge basin atColbert Fossil Plant west ofSheffield, Alabama , where the warm water discharged from the power plant attracts fish during cold weather.Pickwick Lake is the north end of the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway , which provides a water transportation route to theGulf of Mexico .ee also
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Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River 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.References
*cite web | url=Gnis3|1326389 | title=Pickwick Lake | work=
Geographic Names Information System | publisher=United States Geological Survey | accessdate=2006-05-02External links
* [http://www.tva.gov/sites/pickwick.htm Tennessee Valley Authority: Pickwick Reservoir]
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