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}} Wilson Dam is a dam spanning the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Colbert County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It impounds Wilson Lake. It is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River. The dam was declared a National Historic Landmark on November 13, 1966.〔〔Polly M. Rettig and Horace J. Sheely, Jr. (February 1976) (National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wilson Dam ), National Park Service and (Accompanying 2 photos, 1 aerial and 1 from below, undated. )〕 Construction on Wilson Dam began in 1918 and was completed in 1924 under supervision of Hugh L. Cooper.〔 The Wilson Dam actually predates the TVA, but was later placed under the authority of the TVA. The dam is high and stretches across the Tennessee River.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.tva.gov/sites/wilson.htm )〕 The cost to build the dam was almost $47 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/history/wilson_lock_and_dam.htm )〕 The main lock at Wilson Dam is wide by long. The lock lift is .〔 It is the highest single lift lock east of the Rocky Mountains〔 An auxiliary lock has two wide by long chambers that operate in tandem. Over 3,700 vessels pass through Wilson Dam's locks each year.〔 The generating capacity of Wilson dam is 663 megawatts of electricity.〔 The dam is named for former President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. ==Gallery== File:Wilson Dam Construction in 1919.jpg|Construction of Wilson Dam taking place around 1919. Jackson Island, seen in the background, is now covered by Lake Wilson. File:Wilson Dam Construction in 1919 2.jpg|Wilson Dam construction around 1919. File:USACE Wilson Lock and Dam.jpg|Wilson Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River at Florence, Alabama File:Boat Exiting Wilson Dam Main Lock 1982.jpg|Barge exiting the main lock at Wilson Dam in 1982. File:Wilson Dam Fish Catch 1940 USGS.jpg|Fish catch downstream of Wilson Dam in 1940. File:Wilson Dam Auxiliary Lock.jpg|Wilson Dam Auxiliary Locks in 1982. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilson Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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