Tennessee Valley Authority. Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles about the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
alabama
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain