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The Rocky Mountain Project is a recreational area, including areas for fishing, swimming, and camping, located outside the city of Rome, Georgia, United States. It is compiled of two man-made lakes, totaling 559 acres (2.26 km 2): Heath Lake and Antioch Lake. [1] It is owned by Oglethorpe Power Corporation, and co-owned by Georgia Power. [2]
United States Park Rangers patrol the 48 miles (77 km) of river and 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of land units with patrol vehicles, jet-powered boats, kayaks, and mountain bikes. They also hike the trails on foot. Rangers enforce park regulations as well as Georgia criminal and traffic codes, and are authorized to carry firearms and make arrests.
The water is supplied mostly by the Etowah River, and its major tributary the Little River (which joins the lake at Bell's Ferry), and in turn Noonday Creek. The other major arm of the lake is Allatoona Creek , extending down to Acworth, where pre-existing Lake Acworth now empties directly into Allatoona at Lake Acworth Drive ( Georgia 92 ).
Jul. 19—SOCIAL CIRCLE — Summertime fishing goal suggestion: Visit as many of Georgia's 11 Public Fishing Areas (PFA) as you can before the season is over. PFAs are managed for fishing by the ...
State agency regulations may be a better way of settling the legally complex issue of public fishing rights in Georgia than new legislation, a former director of the state Environmental Protection ...
Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center is a nature preserve located near Mansfield, Georgia, United States. Named after Charles Newton Elliott (1906–2000), the nature preserve has 6,400 acres (26 km 2) of forests, lakes, and fields, which are managed by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Wildlife Center includes Marben Public Fishing area ...
A state House committee has narrowly approved legislation guaranteeing Georgians the right to fish in navigable rivers and streams over the objections of representatives of recreational boating ...
Lake Burton is a 2,775 acres (11.23 km 2) reservoir with 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. [2] The lake is owned and administered by the Georgia Power/Southern Company, but it is a public lake.