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Place Name
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Richard B. Russell Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Elbert County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°02'N
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Longitude
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82°34'W
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Richard B. Russell Lake
, reservoir (
42 sq mi/109 sq km), in Elbert
co., NE Ga. and Abbeville co., S.C., on Savannah R.,
52 mi/84 km NW of Augusta (Ga.); 34°02'N
82°34'W. Max. capacity 1,488,155 acre-ft. Formed by Richard B.
Russell Dam (195 ft/59 m high), built (1985)
by Army Corps of Engineers for power generation; also used for flood
control and recreation. Richard B. Russell State Park on W bank.
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