Lake Lurleen

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Name: Lake Lurleen
Water system: Mobile River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Big Creek (Black Warrior River tributary) -> Black Warrior River -> Tombigbee River -> Mobile River -> Mobile Bay -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake Lurleen is a public reservoir located in Tuscaloosa County, in west-central Alabama. It is named after Lurleen Wallace, the first woman elected Governor of Alabama. It is within Lake Lurleen State Park. The lake covers 100 ha, is about 2.4 km long and 0.80 km wide, and has a maximum depth of 15 m. Largemouth bass, bream, catfish, and crappie reside in its waters for fishers.

Lake Lurleen was formed by damming a small tributary of Big Creek. The lake drains back into that tributary, which flows into Big Creek.

Lake Lurleen

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