Lake Jackson (Georgia)
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JACKSON LAKE, GEORGIA Jackson Lake is one of the oldest manmade lakes (a reservoir) in Georgia, 44 miles southeast of Atlanta in a rural area situated within parts of three counties (Jasper, Newton and Butts). The Lloyd Shoals Dam was built in 1910 by Central Georgia Power Company, and electricity was originally generated for the city of Macon. Relative to others in the state, it is a smaller lake (about 4,750 acres with 135 miles of shoreline) which still generates electricity and provides a location for watersports such as camping, boating, skiing, wakeboarding and fishing.
Jackson Lake is formed by the confluence of theYellow, Alcovy and South rivers. Tussahaw Creek is also a significant tributary. Below the Lloyd Shoals Dam, the lake's outlet is the Ocmulgee River.
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