The Wheeler Lake Watershed is located in Middle Tennessee and Alabama. The Tennessee portion includes parts of Franklin, Giles, Lawrence and Lincoln Counties. It drains approximately 2,876 square miles, 236 of which are in Tennessee, and empties to the Tennessee River. There are 26 rare plant and animal species in the Tennessee portion of the Wheeler Lake Watershed.
Many local interpretive areas are common, most notably, John W. Barnes Area Park and Wells Hill Park.
Summary - Wheeler Lake Watershed
Chapter 1 - Watershed Approach to Water Quality
Chapter 2 - (1mb) - Description of the Wheeler Lake Watershed
Chapter 3 - (1.0mb) Water Quality Assessment of the Wheeler Lake Watershed
Chapter 4 - (3mb) Point and Nonpoint Source Characterization of the Wheeler Lake Watershed
Chapter 5 - Water Quality Partnerships in the Wheeler Lake Watershed
Chapter 6 - Future Plans
None at this time.