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Place Name
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Sidney Lanier, Lake
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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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34°10'N
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Longitude
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84°04'W
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Sidney Lanier, Lake
, reservoir (
74 sq mi/192 sq km), Forsyth,
Dawson, Law, and Banks cos., N central Ga., on Chattahoochee R.,
17 mi/27 km NE of Atlanta; 34°10'N
84°04'W. Max. capacity 2,554,000 acre-ft. Extends NE-SW. Fed by
Chestatee R. Formed by Buford Dam (24 ft/7 m
high), built (1958) by Army Corps of Engineers for flood control; also
used for power, recreation, irrigation, water supply, and as a fish and
wildlife pond.
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