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DeSoto Lake is a reservoir in Floyd County, in the
DeSoto Lake is a reservoir in Floyd County, in the U.S. state
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of Georgia
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The lake was named for Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (; ; 1500 – 21 May, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and '' conquistador'' who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire ...
, a Spanish explorer.
See also
* List of lakes in Georgia (U.S. state)References
Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state) Bodies of water of Floyd County, Georgia {{FloydCountyGA-geo-stub