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1042:
957:Toccoa/Ocoee
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577:striped bass
569:spotted bass
545:blue catfish
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325:wakeboarding
317:water sports
285:Jackson Lake
284:
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258:Shore length
241:Surface area
89:Jackson Lake
59:Jackson Lake
22:Jackson Lake
1441:Big Satilla
1333:Laurel View
1145:Coosawattee
902:Ochlockonee
701:January 12,
516:Wallace Dam
464:Bibb County
460:Barnesville
158: /
133:Coordinates
1618:Categories
1521:Tobesofkee
1427:Creeks and
1418:Wilmington
1298:Cumberland
1210:Oostanaula
1103:West Point
998:Blackshear
993:Banks Lake
952:Tallapoosa
723:January 9,
636:January 9,
604:January 9,
583:References
522:Recreation
380:bottomland
289:reservoirs
250:Max. depth
146:83°51′20″W
143:33°22′05″N
119:counties,
1588:Grand Bay
1496:Peachtree
1446:Brasstown
1378:Odingsell
1313:Frederica
1283:Chestatee
1268:Brunswick
1028:Goat Rock
988:Allatoona
942:St. Marys
847:Conasauga
842:Canoochee
812:Apalachee
491:utilities
485:In 1928,
479:kilowatts
376:reservoir
177:reservoir
172:Lake type
1581:See also
1491:Okapilco
1481:Muckalee
1451:Ebenezer
1393:Skidaway
1318:Halfmoon
1288:Crescent
1225:Tallulah
1135:Cartecay
1083:Sinclair
1078:Seminole
1038:Hartwell
962:Towaliga
947:Suwannee
932:Savannah
907:Ocmulgee
867:Hiwassee
807:Altamaha
565:bluegill
462:, rural
419:concrete
407:barbecue
343:rivers.
201:rivers;
105:Location
1486:Noonday
1429:streams
1323:Hampton
1293:Crooked
1273:Buffalo
1258:Belfast
1230:Tugaloo
1155:Ellijay
1140:Coleman
1120:Alabaha
1053:Nottely
1043:Jackson
1033:Harding
1013:Chatuge
1008:Carters
927:Satilla
922:Ohoopee
897:Nottely
817:Aucilla
797:Alapaha
783:Georgia
527:Fishing
468:Jackson
456:Griffin
452:Forsyth
329:fishing
321:boating
297:Atlanta
293:Georgia
121:Georgia
1550:Canals
1526:Toccoa
1466:Kettle
1456:Euchee
1413:Vernon
1408:Turtle
1403:Tivoli
1383:Sapelo
1353:Medway
1348:Mackay
1308:Duplin
1303:Darien
1170:Jerico
1160:Hudson
1093:Tugalo
1063:Oliver
1058:Oconee
1048:Lanier
1018:Chehaw
1003:Burton
972:Yellow
912:Oconee
857:Etowah
802:Alcovy
396:lawyer
337:Alcovy
333:Yellow
305:Newton
301:Jasper
195:Alcovy
191:Yellow
117:Newton
113:Jasper
1263:Broro
1215:Soque
1165:Jacks
1068:Rabun
981:Lakes
862:Flint
852:Coosa
822:Broad
448:Macon
403:bonds
388:hotel
384:rural
372:Macon
341:South
313:Macon
309:Butts
224:Basin
199:South
109:Butts
1398:Sope
1388:Shad
1328:Herb
1278:Bull
1253:Bear
746:GNIS
725:2020
703:2020
638:2020
606:2020
411:pigs
339:and
327:and
307:and
1358:Mud
1150:Dog
744:at
415:dam
392:inn
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