Lake Size: 25900 Acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 525 Miles Deepest Depth: 70 ft Latitude: 32.9185 Longitude: -85.188 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 641 ft Counties: Chambers County Lake Management: US Army Corps of Engineers
Information: Surrounded by deep forests and rolling fields, West Point Lake extends 35 miles along the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia state line. The lake's 525 miles of shoreline provides excellent opportunities for fishing, camping, boating and other recreational activities.
The construction of West Point Dam was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962. Congress authorized the project for flood control, hydroelectric power, navigation, fish and wildlife development and general recreation.
West Point Dam controls flooding of the river by managing seasonal variations in water flow. The project provides water storage for navigation on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Waterway, running 260 river miles from Apalachicola, Florida to Columbus, Georgia. The powerhouse's three generators produce enough power yearly to serve 24,000 homes.
West Point Lake is a 26,000-acre mainstream Chattahoochee River impoundment that has been in existence since 1974, located an hour southwest of Atlanta. The US Army Corps of Engineers operates the lake, including public access areas and other recreational opportunities. Although most of West Point Reservoir is in Georgia, the lake lies on a 45 mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River between Franklin and West Point Georgia. The lake has a shoreline of more than 500 miles equaling over 26,000 acres of water surface and runs along and across the Georgia/Alabama State line. The lake is controlled by the Corps of engineers and was impounded in 1974 in order to provide flood control, hydroelectric power, navigation, fish and wildlife development, and general recreation for Southwest Georgia.
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