A. I. Selden Dam Explained

A. I. Selden Dam
Coordinates:32.7792°N -87.8408°W
Country:United States
Location:Hale County, Alabama
Opening:1958
Dam Type:Concrete gravity dam
Dam Height:71feet
Dam Length:684feet
Dam Crosses:Black Warrior River
Res Name:Warrior Lake
Res Capacity Total:58650acre-feet
Res Surface:12.2mi2
Res Max Length:77miles

A. I. Selden Dam is a dam in Hale County, Alabama. The concrete gravity dam was constructed in 1958 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 71feet and 684feet long at its crest.[1] It impounds the Black Warrior River for navigation and flood control. Named for the U.S. representative from Alabama, Armistead I. Selden, Jr., the dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.[2]

The riverine reservoir it creates, Warrior Lake, has a water surface of 12.2 square miles, a length of 77 miles, and has a maximum capacity of 58,650 acre-feet.[3] Recreation includes camping, boating, fishing, hunting, and hiking, as well as seven day-use parks maintained by the Corps.[4] Alabama's Hale County Road 38 crosses the river over the dam.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir Area . 2012-08-19 . 2012-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915013150/http://findlakes.com/west_alabama_lakes_n32w88.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820121901/http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/bwt/warrior/ . 2012-08-20 .
  3. Web site: William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir Area . 2012-08-19 . 2012-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915013150/http://findlakes.com/west_alabama_lakes_n32w88.htm . dead .
  4. http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/bwt/warrior/warriordayuse.htm{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}