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Oconee : Lake Sinclair
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Chamber : Putnam
Chamber : Morgan
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Lake
Oconee
 Lake
Oconee is a 19,000-acre Georgia
Power Company reservoir controlled by Wallace
Dam and used to generate hydroelectric power. It is the
second largest lake in Georgia and has been the core of
development in this area of the state since it was
flooded in 1980.
Three
counties in Northeast Georgia were directly affected by
the construction of the lake, and the impact on the area
has been dramatic. Greene, Putnam, and Morgan Counties
serve as boundaries of Lake Oconee. Each has experienced
an influx of residents and business since the lake was
built.
Formed
by the Oconee and Apalachee Rivers, Lake Oconee is
environmentally safe, since neither of the rivers passes
through an industrial-based city. Georgia Power owns an
environmental strip surrounding the entire lake in which
no building of any kind is allowed, No boats with heads
or enclosed cabins are allowed on the lake.
 Lake
Oconee is considered the best fishing lake in the
Southeast, with more than 350 pounds of fish per acre.
Georgia Power operates two (2) 85-acre recreational
areas in Greene County: Parks Ferry and Old Salem. There
is also a 1450-acre wildlife preserve and a 55-acre fish
plot.
The
lake level remains constant along its 375 miles of
shoreline, making boating and water skiing popular
activities.
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