Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Oconee River, Appalachee River
Primary outflows	Oconee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	20 mi (32 km)
Max. width	Less than 1-mile (1.6 km)
Surface area	19,050 acres (7,710 ha)
Average depth	21 ft (6.4 m)
Max. depth	95 feet (29 m) at dam
Shore length1	376 mi (605 km)
Surface elevation	436 ft (133 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Oconee is a reservoir in central Georgia, United States, on the Oconee River near Greensboro and Eatonton. It was created in 1979 when Georgia Power completed the construction of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River.

Lake Oconee runs through Georgia's Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties and is separated from its sister lake, Sinclair, by Wallace Dam.

Oconee is the name of an ancient Creek town.

Hydrology

Lake Oconee serves as a reservoir for Georgia Power Company's Wallace Hydroelectric Plant. The lake has 374 miles of shoreline with a surface area of 18,971 acres. It is formed by the Oconee and Appalachee Rivers. The lake's height is only 120 feet.

External links

• Georgia Power- Lake Oconee

File:Lake Oconee satellite map.jpg

Satellite image