West Point Lake
| West Point Lake | |
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Northerly view, south of the dam | |
| Location | Troup County, and Heard County, Georgia, and Chambers County, and Randolph County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32°56′25″N 85°11′27″W / 32.9403°N 85.1908°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Etymology | The near city of West Point, Georgia |
| Part of | ACF River Basin |
| Primary inflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Primary outflows | Chattahoochee River |
| Catchment area | 3,440 sq mi (8,900 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
| Built | December 1965: 2 |
| First flooded | May 25, 1975: 2 |
| Max. length | 34 mi (55 km) : 2-4 |
| Max. width | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 25,864 acres (10,467 ha) |
| Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m): 4 |
| Max. depth | 85 ft (26 m): 4 |
| Water volume | 604,527 acre⋅ft (745,673,000 m3) at 635 ft (194 m) |
| Residence time | Approx. 55 days: 3 |
| Shore length1 | 604 mi (972 km) |
| Surface elevation | Summer: 635 ft (194 m) Winter: 628 ft (191 m) |
| Frozen | Never |
| Settlements | near West Point, Georgia |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
West Point Lake is a man-made reservoir located mostly in west-central Georgia on the Chattahoochee River and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The Chattahoochee river flows in from the north, before flowing through the West Point Dam, which impounds the lake, and continuing to Columbus, Georgia. Of the four major USACE lakes in the ACF River Basin, West Point Lake is the smallest by area containing 25,864 acres (10,467 ha) of water, and has the second shortest shoreline at 604 mi (972 km). The purposes of the reservoir are to provide flood control, hydroelectric power, and water storage to aid the navigation of the lower Chattahoochee.