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Place Name
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Blue Ridge Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Fannin County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°52'N
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Longitude
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84°16'W
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Blue Ridge Lake
, reservoir (
5 sq mi/13 sq km), Fannin co., N
Ga., on Toccoa R. (called Ocoee R. in Tenn., to N), in Chattahoochee
Natl. Forest, 3 mi/4.8 km ENE of Blue Ridge
town; 10 mi/16 km long; 34°52'N 84°16'W.
Max. capacity 200,800 acre-ft. Formed by Blue Ridge L.
(167 ft/51 m high,
1,000 ft/305 m long), built (1931) by private
interests for power generation, now owned by TVA. Red Top Mountain
State Park is here. Also called L. Toccoa.
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