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Place Name
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Granada Lake
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Pronunciation
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gruh-NAID-uh
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Mississippi, United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°49'N
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Longitude
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89°46'W
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Granada Lake
(gruh-NAID-uh), reservoir (
15 sq mi/39 sq km), Granada co.,
N Miss., on Yalobusha R., 5 mi/8 km NE of
Granada; 33°49'N 89°46'W. Max. capacity 2,722,100 acre-ft. Formed
by Grenada Dam (97 ft/30 m high), built (1954)
by Army Corps of Engineers for flood control; also used for recreation.
Hugh White State Park on S shore.
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