Lake Chatuge is a man-made reservoir in Towns County,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, and

Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County) * Clay County, Flor ...

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. It lies along the

Hiwassee River The Hiwassee River has its headwaters on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in the northern area of the State of Georgia. It flows northward into North Carolina before turning westward into Tennessee, flowing into the Tennessee Riv ...

created by the

Chatuge Dam Chatuge Dam is a flood control and hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Clay County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The dam is the uppermost of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built t ...

which finished construction in 1942. The lake is relatively shallow with depths of and reaches by the dam. Lake Chatuge is the highest major lake in the state of Georgia.

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Protected areas of Clay County, North Carolina Protected areas of Towns County, Georgia Reservoirs in North Carolina Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state) Bodies of water of Clay County, North Carolina Bodies of water of Towns County, Georgia {{ClayCountyNC-geo-stub

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