West Point Lake
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| West Point Lake | |
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| Location | Troup County, Ga., and Heard County, Ga., and Chambers County, Ala. |
| Coordinates | 32°55′07″N 85°11′17″W / 32.9185°N 85.188°WCoordinates: 32°55′07″N 85°11′17″W / 32.9185°N 85.188°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Primary outflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Catchment area | 3,400 sq mi (8,800 km2) |
| 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 | near West Point, Ga. |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
West Point Lake is a man-made reservoir formed by the damming of the Chattahoochee River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This reservoir extends for about 35 mi (56 km) along the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama-Georgia state boundary.
West Point Dam controls seasonal flooding and provides hydroelectric power. This reservoir also stores water during rainy periods, to be released later during dry periods, and hence helping to maintain the water level in the navigable inland waterway from Columbus, Georgia, southwards to the Gulf of Mexico at Apalachicola, Florida, along these two rivers: the Chattahoochee River and the Apalachicola River.
External links
- West Point Lake News, Information, Lake Levels, Weather and more
- West Point Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers
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