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Lake Oconee
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates	33°21′00″N 83°09′25″W / 33.350°N 83.157°W / 33.350; -83.157
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Oconee River, Apalachee River (Georgia)
Primary outflows	Oconee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	20 mi (32 km)
Max. width	Less than 1 mi (1.6 km)
Surface area	19,071 acres (7,718 ha)
Average depth	21 ft (6.4 m)
Max. depth	102 ft (31 m)
Shore length	376 mi (605 km)
Surface elevation	434 ft (132 m)
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 (602 km) of shoreline with a surface area of 19,971 acres (8,082 ha). It is formed by the Oconee River and Apalachee River (Georgia)

Housing

Lake Oconee is home to a number of golf communities, including Reynolds Lake Oconee, Cuscowilla, and Harbor Club. There are also senior living communities including Del Webb at Lake Oconee.

References

1. Henry Gannett (1905). The origin of certain place names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 228–. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

External links

• Georgia Power- Lake Oconee

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