Map of georgia lakes and rivers. Give something back to the environment with georgia power. Check out the georgia lakes map and safety tips. You wont believe that all of these gorgeous lakes are in georgia.
Volunteer and help us clean our rivers streams lakes and wetlands by joining a local cleanup program. Georgia lakes shown on the map. Banks lake is a 4 000 acre impoundment located in the central southern edge of the state 7 miles northeast of valdosta ga.
Lake hartwell is a reservoir bordering georgia and south carolina and is created by hartwell dam. Watershed maps from the georgia department of community affairs. Cool off in georgia s beautiful sparkling lakes and rivers.
This 11860 acre us army corps of engineers impoundment of the etowah river is 30 miles north of atlanta. In this map you will find major rivers reservoirs and lakes of georgia like the altamaha and ogeechee. Beautiful trails surround the lakes and rivers in north georgia making it one of the most picturesque locations for fishing.
Fishing is regulated by the georgia department of natural resources and requires a fishing license or permit. The words basin and watershed are often used interchangeably. Allatoona lake blue ridge lake hartwell.
Georgia has 48 million acres of wetlands 425382 acres of public lakes and reservoirs 854 square miles of estuaries and 100 miles of coastline. Httpsadoptastreamgeorgiagov and their mapping resources page at httpswww. Next time you decide to take a trip to enjoy nature stop by these places and take in the vast beauty that is georgia.
Allatoona lake this is the oldest us army corps of engineers lake. Use the above map to locate these bodies of water and find the best fishing lakes in georgia. Georgias rivers are divided into 14 major basins and further broken into 52 watersheds.
As one of the southeasts largest and most popular recreation lakes it is located on the savannah river seven miles below the point at which the tugaloo and seneca rivers join to form the savannah. Banks lake is a 4000 acre impoundment located in the central southern edge of the state 7 miles northeast of valdosta ga. Georgias 70150 miles of streams and rivers need your help.
Alapaha river altamaha river brier creek broad river canoche river chattahoochee river etowah river flint river ochlockonee river ocmulgee river oconee river ogeechee river ohoopee river oostanaula river satilla river savannah river st. 10 gorgeous lakes in georgia that are demanding your attention this summer. Below the map is a list of major fishing lakes in georgia.