Lake Oliver

Lake Oliver

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Oliver
image_lake = OliverDam.jpg
caption_lake = Oliver Dam and Lake Oliver
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Muscogee County, Georgia
coords = coord|32.516|N|84.999|W|region:US-GA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Chattahoochee River
outflow = Chattahoochee River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length =
width =
area = convert|2150|acre|km2|0|abbr=on
depth =
max-depth = convert|50|ft|m
volume =
residence_time =
shore = convert|40|mi|km
elevation = convert|337|ft|m
islands =
cities = Columbus, Georgia

Lake Oliver is a convert|2150|acre|km2|sing=on lake on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam (Goat Rock Lake). The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power. The lake was named for James McCoy Oliver, an executive of Georgia Power at the time. Oliver Dam has four turbine units, and the dam itself is 70 feet tall and convert|2150|ft|m long. At the southern end of the reservoir, Lake Oliver is relatively wide but quickly narrows and becomes almost riverine at the northern end of the lake at the foot of Goat Rock Dam.

Public access to the lake is limited to one marina owned by the City of Columbus. Since Lake Oliver is entirely within the city limits of Columbus, Georgia, the shore is densely settled on both the Georgia and Alabama sides. Green Island Hills, an upscale development, is located on the lake at the mouth of Standing Boy Creek. Given the amount of settlement, there are many private access points to the lake.

In the summer, the lake is very crowded with recreational activity. The other three seasons usually see anglers fishing for bream. Lake Oliver also serves as the municipal water supply for Columbus.

The location of Oliver Dam is approximately at the Fall Line of the Chattahoochee River. Between Oliver Dam and the downtown Columbus, a few miles downstream, the river drops nearly convert|100|ft|m in elevation.


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