Public Reservoirs
| Reservoir | Nearby Town | River Basin | Surface Acres | Elevation MSL | Maintained By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliceville | Aliceville | Tombigbee | 8,300 | 136.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Bankhead | Hueytown | Warrior | 9,200 | 255.1 | Army Corps of Engineers, Alabama Power |
| Bartlett's Ferry | Fairfax | Chattahoochee | 5,860 | 521.0 | Georgia Power |
| Bear Creek (Big Bear) | Red Bay | Tennessee | 670 | 576.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Big Creek | Mobile | Escatawpa | 3,600 | 110.0 | City of Mobile, Alabama |
| Cedar Creek | Russellville | Tennessee | 4,200 | 580.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Claiborne | Monroeville | Alabama | 5,930 | 35.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Coffeeville | Jackson | Tombigbee | 8,500 | 32.5 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Columbia | Columbia | Chattahoochee | 1,540 | 102.0 | |
| Dannelly | Selma | Alabama | 17,200 | 80.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Demopolis | Demopolis | Tombigbee | 10,000 | 73.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Eufaula | Eufaula | Chattahoochee | 45,180 | 190.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Gainesville | Gainesville | Tombigbee | 6,400 | 109.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Gantt | Andalusia | Conecuh | 2,747 | 197.8 | Alabama Electric Cooperative |
| Goat Rock | Phenix City | Chattahoochee | 1,000 | Georgia Power | |
| Guntersville | Guntersville | Tennessee | 69,100 | 595.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Holt | Tuscaloosa | Warrior | 3,296 | 87.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Inland | Oneonta | Warrior {Blackburn} | 1,536 | 770.0 | Birmingham Water Board |
| Jones Bluff | Montgomery | Alabama | 12,510 | 125.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Jordan | Wetumpka | Coosa | 6,800 | 252.0 | Alabama Power |
| Lay | Columbiana | Coosa | 12,000 | 396.0 | Alabama Power |
| Little Bear Creek | Red Bay | Tennessee | 1,560 | 620.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Logan Martin | Talladega | Coosa | 15,260 | 465.0 | Alabama Power |
| Martin | Alexander City | Tallapoosa | 39,000 | 490.0 | Alabama Power |
| Millers Ferry | {See Dannelly} | Alabama | Army Corps of Engineers | ||
| Mitchell | Clanton | Coosa | 5,850 | 312.0 | Alabama Power |
| Montgomery | {See Jones Bluff} | Alabama | Army Corps of Engineers | ||
| Neely Henry Lake | Gadsden | Coosa | 11,235 | 508.0 | Alabama Power |
| Oliver | Phenix City | Chattahoochee | 3,000 | ||
| Oliver | Tuscaloosa | Warrior | 2,220 | 149.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Opelika City | Opelika | Tallapoosa | 565 | ||
| Pickwick | Florence | Tennessee | 41,515 | 418.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Point A | Andalusia | Conecuh | 700 | 169.7 | Alabama Electric Cooperative |
| Purdy | Birmingham | Cahaba | 1,050 | 551.0 | Birmingham Water Board |
| R. L. Harris | Wedowee | Tallapoosa | 10,661 | 793.0 | Alabama Power |
| R E 'Bob' Woodruff | {See Jones Bluff} | Alabama | Army Corps of Engineers | ||
| Shelby | Gulf Shores | Gulf of Mexico | 862 | ||
| Smith | Cullman, Jasper, & Winston | Warrior {Sipsey} | 21,200 | 510.0 | Alabama Power |
| Thollocco | Ozark | Choctawhatchee | 604 | ||
| Thurlow | Tallassee | Tallapoosa | 585 | 288.8 | Alabama Power |
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | Warrior {North Branch} | 5,885 | 223.2 | City of Tuscaloosa |
| Upper Bear Creek | Haleyville | Tennessee | 1,850 | 797.0 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Warrior | Eutaw | Warrior | 9, 100 | 96.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Wedowee | {See R L Harris} | Tallapoosa | Alabama Power | ||
| Weiss | Centre | Coosa | 30,200 | 564.0 | Alabama Power |
| West Point | Lanett | Chattahoochee | 25,864 | 635.0 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Wheeler | Decatur | Tennessee | 68,300 | 556.3 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Wilson | Florence | Tennessee | 15,930 | 507.5 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Yates | Tallassee | Tallapoosa | 1,980 | 344.0 | Alabama Power |
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