Georgias water and its uses

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Georgias water and its uses

• Christie Stephens

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Main Types of Water Use

• Recreational
• Entertainment
• Domestic
• Homes
• Ground water
• Industrial
• Businesses

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Lake Lanier

• Borders five Georgia counties with over 752 miles
  of shore line (Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, Gwinnett,
  Lumpkin)
• Produces 86,000 kilowatts
• General public uses for recreational purposes
• Over 200,000 visitors each year to the water park
  and resort

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Lake Oconee

• Man Made
• 2nd Largest
• Wallace Dam
• Known for consistent water levels even through
  droughts
• 376 miles of shoreline
• 355 pounds of fish per square acre

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Lake Sinclair

• Located in Milledgeville
• Home of Georgia Power
• Hydraulic power source
• Sinclair Dam
• 105 feet tall
• 3000 feet long
• Thousands of visitors a year including
  recreational boating and competitive fishing

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River Systems
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Flint River

• Lower Flint River Basin
• -Yields about 4,400 gallons a minute
• Providing water for metro Atlanta areas whos
  surface water supply is dwindling
• Albany is known as the Artesian City
• Aquifer levels have decreased 150 feet since 1940
  because of water use
• Provides ground water
• -Rainfall

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Tallulah Falls

• Georgia Power dammed the falls
• Tallulah Gorge state park
• Nineteenth century resort
• Many hunters, fishers, and campers every year
• Hydraulic power dam
• 116 feet tall
• 400 feet long

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References

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sinclair
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Lake Sidney Lanier
• http//lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/Exhibit02.htm
• http//www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
• http//www.georgialakeinfo.com/oconee.info.shtml