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Lake Allatoona (officially called Allatoona Lake) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Etowah River in northwestern part of the State of Georgia. This reservoir is mostly in southeastern Bartow County and southwestern Cherokee County. A small portion is located in Cobb County near Acworth. Cartersville is the nearest city to ...
In 1998, Lake Allatoona clocked more visitor hours than any of the other 450 Corps of Engineers projects in the United States. [5] In the 1980s during a drought that affected Bartow County and other regions, the water level of the lake reached an all-time low due to the dry conditions.
The Little River is the largest tributary of the Etowah, their confluence now flooded by Lake Allatoona. Allatoona Creek is another major tributary, flowing north from Cobb County and forming the other major arm of the lake. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially named the river in 1897. The river ends at 571 feet (174 m) above mean sea ...
Sep. 2—ACWORTH — A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision means that Georgia has secured water supply requests from Lake Allatoona that will supply Cobb and other metro areas through 2050.
Pine Mountain is located in southeastern Bartow County. [2] I-75 runs to the west of the mountain, while Lake Allatoona is located to the east. [4] The summit, located inside Cartersville's city limits, is mostly treeless and contains several rock outcrops.
Allatoona: Bartow: Lake Allatoona: 1838 [3] 1949 [4] Submerged Flooded in the mid-1940s to create Lake Allatoona, today a recreational spot. In the 1980s, low water levels allowed remnants of the town to be visible from the water. [4] Allon Crawford: early 1800s An industry town for the Atlanta Sand & Supply Company. [5] Apalachee: Morgan ...
In Ohio's Ashtabula County, which borders Lake Erie 50 miles northeast of Cleveland, one town was hit with almost five feet of snow. Saybrook, population 10,000, recorded more than 56 inches of snow.
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