West Point Lake
| West Point Lake |
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| Location |
Troup County, Ga., and Heard County, Ga., and Chambers County, Ala. |
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| Coordinates |
32°55′07″N 85°11′17″W / 32.9185°N 85.188°W / 32.9185; -85.188Coordinates: 32°55′07″N 85°11′17″W / 32.9185°N 85.188°W / 32.9185; -85.188 |
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| Type |
reservoir |
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| Primary inflows |
Chattahoochee River |
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| Primary outflows |
Chattahoochee River |
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| Catchment area |
3,400 sq mi (8,800 km2) |
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| Basin countries |
United States |
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| Max. length |
35 mi (56 km) |
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| Max. width |
3 mi (4.8 km) |
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| Surface area |
25,900 acres (10,500 ha) |
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| Average depth |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
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| Max. depth |
70 ft (21 m) |
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| Shore length1 |
525 mi (845 km) |
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| Surface elevation |
625 ft (191 m) |
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| Settlements |
near West Point, Ga. |
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
West Point Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the West Point Dam, a dam built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Chattahoochee River that provides flood control and hydroelectric power. It also provides a reservoir for water to aid the navigation of the lower Chattahoochee. The reservoir extends for about 35 mi (56 km) along the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama-Georgia state boundary.
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