How much did Wilson Dam cost to build?
Wilson Dam is a 137 ft (42 m) high, 4,541 ft (1,384 m) long hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River between Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with a net dependable capacity of 663 MW and a lock with a 94 ft lift, the highest single-lift lock east of the Rockies. The US Army Corps of Engineers built it from 1918, during the First World War nitrate programme, and it first generated electricity in September 1925; the Tennessee Valley Authority took it over in 1933. Wikipedia gives its cost as $47 million, while the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame gives $119 million.
Reported project cost
$47 million
Cost basis: 1925
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPublic domain
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1925
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthengrhof.org
- 1,384 m
- Heightengrhof.org
- 41.76 m
- Powerengrhof.org
- 663 MW
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