Holt Fact Sheet

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The Holt Project (FERC No. 2203) is located near Holt, Alabama on the Black Warrior River, in Tuscaloosa County. There are four lock and dams on the Black Warrior River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Lewis Smith Dam is also on the Black Warrior and is managed by Alabama Power), of which Holt is currently the 2nd dam from upstream to downstream. The existing license, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in September 1965, expires on August 31, 2015. An application for a new license must be filed with the FERC on or before August 31, 2013.

Location
Town: Near Holt
County: Tuscaloosa
River: Black Warrior River
River Miles above Mobile: 347 miles
River Miles downstream of Bankhead Dam: 19 river miles
Original Construction Started: 1963
In-Service Date: August 15, 1968

Dam
Type: Gravity concrete
Spillway gates: 14 - 40 feet x 35 feet
Length: 680 feet
Height: 40 feet

Reservoir
Full Pool Elevation above sea level: 186.5 feet msl
Area: 3296 acres
Length: 19 miles
Maximum depth at dam: 80 feet

Headworks/Powerhouse
Length: 130 feet
Height: 100 feet
Gross Head: 60 feet

Hydraulic turbine
Type: Fixed-blade propeller
Horsepower at 60 feet head: 61,333
Total Plant Generating Capacity: 46 MW
Maximum Hydraulic Capacity: 11,200 cfs
Minimum Hydraulic Capacity: 1,000 cfs

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