Goat Rock Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Goat Rock Lake
image_lake = Goat-rock-hy.jpg
caption_lake = Goat Rock Lake and Dam
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location = Harris County, Georgia
coords = coord|32.609|N|85.079|W|region:US-GA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Chattahoochee River
outflow = Chattahoochee River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length =
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area = convert|940|acre|km2|0|abbr=on
depth =
max-depth = convert|60|ft|m
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shore = convert|25|mi|km
elevation = convert|404|ft|m
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Goat Rock Lake is a convert|940|acre|km2|sing=on lake 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.

The reservoir is extremely riverine and little more than a holding lake for hydroelectric generation for Georgia Power. Access to the lake is limited with one marina on the Georgia side and one on the Alabama side. Goat Rock has almost no recreational activity, but it is well-known among locals for fishing.

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