Tallulah Falls Lake

Tallulah Falls Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Tallulah Falls Lake
image_lake = Tallulahdam.jpg
caption_lake =
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location = Rabun County, Georgia
coords = coord|34.7387|N|83.3961|W|region:US-GA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Tallulah River
outflow = Tallulah River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length =
width =
area = convert|63|acre|ha|0|abbr=on
depth =
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shore = convert|3.6|mi|abbr=on
elevation = convert|1483|ft|m|0|abbr=on
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Tallulah Falls Lake is a 63 acre artificial lake with convert|3.6|mi|km of shoreline located in the Northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. It is the fourth and smallest lake in a five-lake series created by hydroelectric dams operated by Georgia Power that follows the original course of the Tallulah River. The series starts upstream on the Tallulah River with Lake Burton followed by Lake Seed, Lake Rabun, Tallulah Falls Lake and Lake Tugalo. Georgia Power considers the lake full at a surface elevation of convert|1500|ft|m.

Tallulah Falls Lake was formed in 1914 with the completion of the Tallulah Falls Dam, a concrete dam with diversion tunnel. The diversion tunnel is convert|11|ft|m wide, convert|14|ft|m high, and convert|6666|ft|m long and was tunneled through solid rock and then lined with concrete. The dam is convert|126|ft|m high and has a span of convert|426|ft|m. The Tallulah Falls Hydroelectric Plant is located convert|608|ft|m lower than the dam at the lower end of the tunnel and has a generation capacity of 72,000 kilowatts.

ources

* [http://www.georgiapower.com/lakes/Tallulah.asp Georgia Power Website for Tallulah Falls Lake]
* [http://lakes.southernco.com/ Georgia Power lake levels]

External links

* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.73877&lon=-83.39996&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l TopoQuest Map for Tallulah Falls Lake]


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