West Point Lake
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| West Point Lake | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | Troup County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Primary outflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Max. width | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 25,900 acres (10,500 ha) |
| Average depth | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Shore length1 | 525 mi (845 km) |
| Surface elevation | 625 ft (191 m) |
| Settlements | West Point, Georgia |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
West Point Lake is a manmade lake formed by the damming of the Chattahoochee River by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The lake extends for 35 mi (56 km) along the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia state line.
West Point Dam controls seasonal flooding. Deer and geese are often seen in the surrounding area.
[edit] External links
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||
