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Place Name
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Seminole, Lake
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Pronunciation
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SEM-uh-nol
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Place Status (Type)
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lake
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Location
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Georgia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°49'N
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Longitude
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84°51'W
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Seminole, Lake
(SEM-uh-nol), reservoir, Ga., Fla., and Ala., on
Apalachicola R., where the river flows S into Fla.,
40 mi/64 km WNW of Tallahassee, Fla.;
30°49'N 84°51'W. Chattahoochee R. (Ga. border with Ala. and Fla.)
extends c.45 mi/72 km NNW; Chickasawhatchee R.
enters from NE, forms arm c.30 mi/48 km long,
joins lake just above dam. Max. capacity 406,200 acre-ft. Formed by Jim
Woodruff Lock and Dam (53 ft/16 m
high), built (1952) by the Army Corps of Engineers for navigation,
power generation, and flood control. State parks on NE (Ga.) and W
(Ala.) shores and at dam (Fla.).
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