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| cherokee county, georgia | |
| bartow county, georgia | |
| cobb county, georgia | |
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| allatoona | |
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The lake was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1941 and 1946 . The riverside town of Allatoona was destroyed by the creation of the lake. The lake is popular for Summer Recreation , including Boating served by several private Marina s and public Boat Ramp s. Acworth Beach is an area where the red Clay soil has been covered with white Beach Sand , and roped off with floats for Safety from boaters. Allatoona also supplies much of the Drinking Water for the three counties it is in. The lake is supplied by the Etowah River , and its major Tributary the Little River , as well as smaller Stream s like Noonday Creek . The Allatoona Dam holding back the lake was built on the Etowah, which in turn merges into the Coosa River downstream (northwest) at Rome . The Watershed upstream (mostly northeast) of Allatoona covers about 1100 square miles or 2850 square kilometers. The lake's Full Summer Pool is 840 feet or 256 meters Above Mean Sea Level , though during major Drought s it has dropped as much as 13 feet or 4 meters below this, exposing dangerous obstacles such as old Tree Stump s and former Hill s which are normally submerged at a safe depth. Its maximum capacity or Flood Stage is +23 feet or +7 meters (863 feet or 263 meters AMSL), though it has never been known to reach this level, and flooding of boat ramps and other lakeside facilities begins to occur well below it. In the late 1980s, prolonged drought exposed vast portions of the lake bed revealing tree stumps, roads, foundations of houses (Wilson's farm) and stayed that way for two years. Grass grew in some places and children were seen to mow the grass and play baseball on the newfound vacant lots. FACILITIES Marinas The Little River Marina is located well upstream on the Little River arm of the lake, which is part of the major Etowah River arm. Access to this privately-run Marina is directly on Bells Ferry Road on the north Shore of what was the original Bell's Ferry going across the river. Etowah Yacht Club and Allatoona Yacht Club are marinas located in the southwest portion of the lake. Galts Ferry Marina is near Snake Island. Boat ramps Boat ramps are available in Cherokee County at Galts Ferry, Kellogg Creek, and Victoria. The Galts Ferry ramp is in a cottage area dead-end road and fills up very quickly on weekends. Parking outside of the Army Corps property is strictly forbidden. Recreation Acworth Beach is a recreation area located near Acworth . Fishing Lake Allatoona is the most visited lake in Georgia, according to Georgia Outdoor News (www.gon.com) on the Lake Allatoona Fishing Reports page. Fishing: The lake is becoming an excellent crappie (speckled perch) fishery, with numbers and size coming up every year, since the lake got a bad reputation for fishing in the 1980's, earning the moniker "The Dead Sea" among GA anglers. Perhaps this reputation is what allowed these fish to come back in population. The most common and successful daytime method for catching them is live minnows or small jigs fished around downed trees, brush, and bridges in 15 feet of water or less. At night, a simple lantern or dock light will attract smaller minnows which crappie feed on, and they'll school together under the light just out of site. Use live minnows right under the light for steady action all night. EXTERNAL LINKS
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