Lake Oconee
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| Lake Oconee | |
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| Location | Georgia |
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| Lake 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 | 100 feet (30 m) at dam |
| Shore length1 | 376 mi (605 km) |
| Surface elevation | 426 ft (130 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Oconee is a man-made lake in central Georgia on the Oconee River near Greensboro and Eatonton. It is operated by Georgia Power. It was created in 1979 when Georgia Power completed the construction of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River. Lake Oconee is also the second largest lake in the state of Georgia. Lake Oconee runs through Georgia's Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties and is separated from its sister lake, Sinclair, by Wallace Dam.
Numerous upscale housing developments and resorts communities have been built on the banks of the lake since 1979, including Reynolds Plantation and Cuscowilla. Lake Oconee is also well-known for its golf courses, including the Golf Club at Cuscowilla, ranked in the top 3 "Best Residential Courses" by Golfweek magazine since 2002.
Oconee is the Creek Indian word meaning "great waters."
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