| Lay Dam | |
|---|---|
 Lay Dam, Coosa River, Alabama | |
  Oroville Dam  Lay Dam (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Clanton, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32°57′49″N 86°31′00″W / 32.96372°N 86.51670°W |
| Purpose | Water Supply, flood control, power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1914 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Coosa River |
| Power Station | |
| Coordinates | |
| Designated | February 19, 1976[1] |
Lay Dam is a hydroelectric power dam on the Coosa River in Chilton County and Coosa County, near Clanton, Alabama.[2]
The concrete run-of-the-river gravity dam was built in 1914 as the first major project of Alabama Power Company, and named for Captain William Patrick Lay, its first president. The dam's hydroelectric facility has a generating capacity of 177 megawatts (237,000 hp).[2]
The construction of the dam flooded the original site of Fort Williams, which was used during the Creek War.[3]
- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage Listings as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b Tharpe, Bill. "Lay Dam and Lake". encyclopediaofalabama.org, January 7, 2009, updated October 5, 2010.
- ^ Brannon, Michael (28 February 2017). "Historic Marker Series: Fort Williams". Sylacauga News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.