Lake Conasauga
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Lake Conasauga | |
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Location | Georgia |
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Lake type | artificial lake |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 19 acres (7.7 ha) |
Surface elevation | 3,150 ft (960 m) |
Lake Conasauga is a 19-acre lake in the Lake Conasauga Campground located near the summit of Grassy Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest in northern Georgia, USA. It is the highest lake in Georgia at 3,150 feet above sea level.[1] It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which finished it in 1940.
Lake Conasauga Campground is managed by the Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service. The area opens in mid-April and closes in late October
[edit] Camping
The campground has 35 family camping units located directly on the lake and in the surrounding woods with restrooms and water faucets. While each campsite has a tent pad, picnic table, fire ring, and lantern, there is no electricity available on the mountain.
[edit] Day use
In addition to camping, the campground area also offers a Day Use area with a roped-off swimming area, picnic tables, grills, group shelters and restrooms as well as several hiking trails located on Grassy Mountain including the 1.2-mile Lake Conasauga Trail, the 1.7-mile Songbird Trail and the 2-mile Grassy Mountain Tower Trail.
The lake was restocked with Bass (fish), brim, and trout several years ago and offers fishing from the bank or from the water only from canoes or electric-powered boats that can be launched from a boat ramp located across the lake from the Day Use area.
[edit] External links
- http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/lkcnacmp.htm
- http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/rec/fow/20040630-fow.shtml
- http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/western/lake_conasauga.html
- http://ngeorgia.com/ang/Forgotten_Lakes_of_the_Chattahoochee_National_Forest
- http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/cam_atl4.htm
- USGS GNIS: Conasauga Lake