Lake Size: 940 acres (4 km) Shoreline Length (Miles): 25 miles (40 km) Deepest Depth: 60 feet (18 m) Latitude: 32.609 Longitude: -85.079 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 404 feet (123 m) Counties: Harris County
Information: Goat Rock Lake is a 940-acre (3.8 km2) reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies directly south of Bartlett's Ferry Dam (Lake Harding) and north of Lake Oliver. The lake is created by the Goat Rock Dam and Generating Plant. The name of the dam and lake date to the construction of the dam in 1912. Reportedly, construction workers saw goats jumping onto rocks in the river.
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