Holt Lock & Dam, Warrior River, Holt

Holt Lock & Dam, Warrior River, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, AL. Surveyed as HAER ALA,63-HOLT,3-, with a 276-word written history.

From the record

“Holt Lock & Dam, Warrior River, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, AL”
Survey record header. Machine-read text.

Surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER ALA,63-HOLT,3- · the record runs 276 words · one of 45 surveyed structures published for this county.

Sources: the survey record at the Library of Congress

Written history

143 words

Source document Quoted word for word from HAER ALA,63-HOLT,3-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

This report is based on written documentation donated by the Birmingham Historical Society, reformatted to HABS/HAER guidelines. Description: This structure includes a lock against the left bank with inside chamber dimensions of 110 by 600 feet, a maximum lift of 64 feet, and a spillway controlled by 14 individually-operated tainter gates. The Holt Lake extends upstream 19 miles to the John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam. Because of its scenic beauty and its proximity to Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, the acre lake is a popular recreational attraction.
Historical Overview: The lock was opened for navigation in replacing four old locks and dams built in the early At the time of the construction of the lock and spillway, Alabama Power Company built a powerhouse against the north bank as part of the dam. Sources Consulted: Water Resources Development in Alabama U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

In context

Holt, Alabama	The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	129 topographic sheets across the county.
Library of Congress record	The original filed report as the survey filed it.

Also surveyed in Holt

5 records

The federal surveyors worked through Holt building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.

Structure	Survey	Report
Central Iron Foundry Site	HAER ALA,63-HOLT,1-	1,056 words
Empire Coke Plant	HAER ALA,63-HOLT,2-	698 words
Warrior Southern Railway Bridge	HAER ALA,63-HOLT,4-	46 words
Central Iron Foundry	HAER ALA,63-HOLT,1A-	40 words
Central Iron Foundry	HAER ALA,63-HOLT,1B-	38 words

Provenance

Written history. Quoted verbatim from HAER ALA,63-HOLT,3-. United States federal work, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Text capture. Machine-read from the scanned typescript filed with the survey, so spelling and spacing follow the original page.
How this page is made. Documentary passages are quoted from the linked federal record; page labels and counts are clearly marked as site presentation or calculations.