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Harris Reservoir, locally know as Lake Wedowee, is located in east-northeast Alabama on the upper Tallapoosa River in Randolph and Clay Counties near Wedowee. The reservoir is 24 miles long and contains 10,660 acres. Completed in 1983, Harris Lake is the youngest hydropower lake in the state.
 
Lake Wedowee’s 272 miles of shore line offers an excellent opportunity to cherish family life and recreation. The 10,000 acre hydro-electric reservoir offers fishing, hunting, and boating. Attested by nearly 1,300 boating licenses and climate with an annual temperature of 62 degrees F., boating is an activity enjoyed most of the year. Considered one of the cleanest deep water lakes east of the Mississippi River, the lake was named "best" for fishing in Alabama by the Alabama Department of Conservation

All types of outdoor recreation are available here including boating, skiing, sailing, swimming,picnicking hiking and just relaxing! Fishing is the best with Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Crappie.

Wedowee was named for an Indian chief "Wah-wah-nee" or "Wah-dow-wee," whose village stood near the present site of the town. It became the county seat for Randolph County in 1835

Lake Wedowee vacation rentals by owner lakefront cabins and cottages are not far from the Georgia border. Nearby communities include Roanoke, Wadley, Rock Mills, Ranburne, Lineville and Daviston.

Lake Wedowee average temperatures: the average winter temperature is 42.1 degrees F; the average spring temperature is 60.5 degrees F; the average summer temperature is 79.0 degrees F;  the average fall temperature is 61.5 degrees F.