Wheeler Lake is located in the northern part of the state of Alabama in the United States, between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 60 miles (97 km) from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's second largest lake at 68,300 acres (276 km2), and only a few hundred acres smaller than the largest lake in Alabama, Guntersville Lake, which is 69,100 acres (280 km2) and is separated by the Guntersville dam from the lake.

Wheeler Lake
Wheeler Lock and Dam, impounding Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River
Location of Wheeler Lake in Alabama, USA.
Location of Wheeler Lake in Alabama, USA.
Wheeler Lake
Location of Wheeler Lake in Alabama, USA.
Location of Wheeler Lake in Alabama, USA.
Wheeler Lake
Locationnorth Alabama
Coordinates34°48′30″N 087°23′00″W / 34.80833°N 87.38333°W / 34.80833; -87.38333
Lake typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation179 m (587 ft)
Wheeler Lake area

Decatur operates the busiest port along the Tennessee River on this lake, Port of Decatur.

Wheeler Lake is a major recreation and tourist center, attracting about four million visits a year. Along with camping, boating, and fishing, visitors enjoy the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge several miles upstream from the dam.

The lake and dam are named for General Joseph "Joe" Wheeler.

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  • "Wheeler Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-05-02.

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