CountiesLimestone County
AlabamaReservoirLimestone County
Wheeler Lake
Wheeler Lake covers about 67,213 acres of the Wilson Lake in Alabama. You will find it in Limestone County. Management is in the hands of TVA.
Coordinates34.8083, -87.3833
Surface area67,213 acres
RiverWilson Lake
Managed byTVA
Swimming beaches on Wheeler Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Wheeler Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
A closer look at Wheeler Lake
On the map, Wheeler Lake is centered near 34.8083, -87.3833. It lies at roughly 587 feet of elevation. Water leaves through the Wilson Lake.
Wheeler Lake has no public water level gauge that we can read, so there is no level chart here. An invented number would be worse than none. Ask the managing agency directly if the level matters for your trip.
If Wheeler Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Little Bear Creek Lake (Alabama, 25 mi), Cedar Creek Lake (Alabama, 36 mi) and Upper Bear Creek Lake (Alabama, 41 mi). In all, 24 lakes in Alabama are covered here.
Most Alabama day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.
There is no beach on record at Wheeler Lake in the datasets this guide reads. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.
Questions about Wheeler Lake
Is there a beach at Wheeler Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Wheeler Lake?
About 67,213 acres.
What other lakes are near Wheeler Lake?
The closest in this guide is Little Bear Creek Lake, about 25 miles away in Alabama.
Lakes near Wheeler Lake
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.