Goat Rock Lake is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
on the
Chattahoochee River, which lies directly south of Bartlett's Ferry Dam (
Lake Harding
Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River.
The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. L ...
) and north of
Lake Oliver
Lake Oliver is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam ( Goat Rock Lake). The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power.
The lake was named for J ...
. The lake is created by the Goat Rock Dam and Generating Plant. The name of the dam and lake date to the construction of the dam in 1912. Reportedly, construction workers saw goats jumping onto rocks in the river.
The reservoir is extremely riverine and little more than a holding lake for
hydroelectric generation for
Georgia Power. Access to the lake is limited with one marina on the Georgia side and one on the Alabama side. Goat Rock has almost no recreational activity, but it is well-known among locals for fishing.
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Protected areas of Harris County, Georgia
Bodies of water of Lee County, Alabama
Reservoirs in Alabama
Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state)
Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia Power dams
Bodies of water of Harris County, Georgia