The Howell Heflin Lock and Dam, formerly Gainesville Lock and Dam, is one of four lock and dam structures on the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that generally lie along the original course of the
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi (325 km) long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. Together with the Alabama, it merges to form the short Mobile River before the latter empties i ...
. It is located near
Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1832, it was incorporated in 1835. At the 2010 United States census, 2010 census the population was 208, down from 220. Confederate States of Amer ...
, and impounds
Gainesville Lake Gainesville is the name of several places in the United States of America:
* Gainesville, Alabama
* Gainesville, Arkansas
* Gainesville, Florida, the largest municipality with this name
* Gainesville, Georgia
* Gainesville, Kentucky
* Gainesville, ...
. It is named for
Howell Heflin
Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997.
Early life
Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, i ...
, a former
United States Senator
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 U.S. state, states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress.
Party affiliation
Independent Senators Angus King of Maine and Berni ...
from
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
.
See also
*
List of Alabama dams and reservoirs
This article lists the dams and reservoirs in Alabama. In 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated that the state has about 2,271 dams.
Reservoirs and manmade lakes with known dams
See also
* List of dam removals in Alabama
* List of ...
References
Dams in Alabama
Locks of Alabama
Buildings and structures in Greene County, Alabama
Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
Crossings of the Tombigbee River
Dams completed in 1977
Transportation buildings and structures in Greene County, Alabama
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