Lake Lanier

General data

Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Chattahoochee River -> Lake Seminole -> Apalachicola -> Apalachicola Bay -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses 38,000 acres (15,000 ha) or 59 sq mi (150 km2) of water, and 692 mi (1,114 km) of shoreline at normal level, a full pool of 1,071 ft (326 m) above mean sea level and the exact shoreline varies by resolution according to the coastline paradox.

Lake Lanier

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