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2. Lake Lanier - Wikipedia

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   Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses 38,000 acres (15,000 ha) or 59 sq mi (150 km 2) of water, and 692 mi (1,114 ...

3. Buford Dam - Wikipedia

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   Buford Dam. /  34.16028°N 84.07389°W  / 34.16028; -84.07389. Buford Dam is a dam in Buford, Georgia which is located at the southern end of Lake Lanier, [4] a reservoir formed by the construction of the dam in 1956. The dam itself is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers . The dam is made of earth and concrete, [5 ...

4. List of largest lakes of the United States by area - Wikipedia

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   Lake of the Woods: Manitoba–Minnesota–Ontario: 1,679 sq mi 4,349 km 2: natural 7 Iliamna Lake: Alaska: 1,014 sq mi 2,626 km 2: natural 8 Great Salt Lake: Utah: 950 sq mi 2,460 km 2: natural salt: 9 Lake Oahe: North Dakota–South Dakota: 685 sq mi 1,774 km 2: man-made 10 Lake Okeechobee: Florida: 662 sq mi 1,715 km 2: natural 11 Lake ...

5. Your favorite park on Lake Lanier may be closing Sept. 24 ...

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   Sep. 22—Seventeen of the Army Corps of Engineers' day-use parks and boat ramps on Lake Lanier have been added to campground seasonal closures this year. And many, such as Little Hall Day Use and ...

6. Georgia's Lake Lanier has claimed over 200 lives. Why do ...

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   In July, Tamika Foster, a fashion designer and the ex-wife of R&B singer Usher, started an online petition to "drain, clean and restore" Lake Lanier. Foster’s 11-year-old son was killed at the ...

7. Lake James - Wikipedia

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   Lake James. /  35.74333°N 81.88444°W  / 35.74333; -81.88444. Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m ...

8. Man, 23, drowns in Georgia’s Lake Lanier after slipping on ...

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   Lake Lanier gets around 10 million visits per year and had a huge volume of boat traffic on the water. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, more than 170 boating and drowning ...

9. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies

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   The United States Army Corps of Engineers is involved with a wide spectrum of public works projects: environmental protection, water supply, recreation, flood damage and reduction, beach nourishment, homeland security, military construction, and support to other Governmental agencies. Through 19 Flood Control Acts since 1917, Congress has ...