Lake Oconee

Lake Oconee
Location	Georgia
Coordinates	33.350°N 83.157°W / 33.350; -83.157
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Oconee River, Appalachee River
Primary outflows	Oconee River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	20 mi (32 km)
Max. width	Less than 1-mile (1.6 km)
Surface area	19,050 acres (7,710 ha)
Average depth	21 ft (6.4 m)
Max. depth	95 feet (29 m) at dam
Shore length1	376 mi (605 km)
Surface elevation	436 ft (133 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Oconee is a reservoir in central Georgia on the Oconee River near Greensboro and Eatonton. It was created in 1979 when Georgia Power completed the construction of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River. Lake Oconee is the second largest lake in the state of Georgia. Lake Oconee runs through Georgia's Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties and is separated from its sister lake, Sinclair, by Wallace Dam.

Numerous upscale housing developments and resorts communities have been built on the banks of the lake since 1979, including Harbor Club, Reynolds Plantation, Galingayle and Cuscowilla. Lake Oconee is also well-known for its golf courses, including Harbor Club which was awarded by Golfweek "top 10 places to play in Georgia" in 2009 and the Golf Club at Cuscowilla, ranked in the top 3 "Best Residential Courses" by Golfweek magazine since 2002.

Oconee is a Creek word meaning "great waters."^{[citation needed]} Oconee is also known to mean "people of the skunk." The word is made by combining two Creek words 'O' meaning "people of" or "nation of" and 'Conee' meaning the "skunk."^{[citation needed]}

Recreation

Lake Oconee has a sand bar that attracts crowds of boaters during the weekends. Bird watching is also a great activity around the lake. Hummingbirds, ospreys, eagles, woodpeckers, and other birds can be spotted frequently. Lake Oconee is Georgia's second largest lake, alluring boaters into the picturesque water to wakeboard, tube, ski, fish, swim and play outside. The sunrises and sunsets of Georgia are daily celebrations for residents of Lake Oconee. Pontoon boat rentals are available from Georgia Watersports.

External links

• Georgia Watersports Pontoon Boat Rentals
• Visit Lake Oconee
• Lake Oconee
• www.oconee.org
• Lake Oconee - Reynolds Plantation
• Reynolds Plantation
• LakeOconeeLiving.com
• Harbor Club on Lake Oconee

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