Neely Henry Lake is located on the Coosa River near Gadsden, Alabama. The lake was formed by the Neely Henry Dam (57 feet (17 m) high), built in 1966 by Alabama Power Company for hydroelectric power and recreation.

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Neely Henry Lake
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Location	Calhoun / Etowah / St. Clair counties, Alabama, US
Coordinates	33.84°N 86.06°W / 33.84; -86.06
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Coosa River
Primary outflows	Coosa River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	11,200 acres (45 km2)
Water volume	129,800 acre⋅ft (160,100,000 m3)
Shore length1	339 mi (546 km)
Surface elevation	508 ft (155 m)
Settlements	Gadsden, Southside, Rainbow City
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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Completed on June 2, 1966, the dam and reservoir were named for H. Neely Henry, a senior executive vice-president of Alabama Power. The dam has a 72,900 kilowatt generating capacity; the lake covers 11,200 surface acres (45.3 km²) with a total capacity of 129,800 acre-feet (0.1601 km³) and about 339 miles (546 km) of shoreline. The nearest town is Ohatchee, Alabama to the East of the dam, and Ragland, Alabama to the West. It is an excellent recreational lake with fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie, catfish, striped bass, hybrid and white bass. Alabama Power maintains three public access sites on the lake.^[1]