Title:
A Clean Lakes Phase I - Diagnostic/Feasibility Study of Lake Allatoona: A Preliminary Report
A Clean Lakes Phase I - Diagnostic/Feasibility Study of Lake Allatoona: A Preliminary Report
Author(s)
Dirnberger, Joseph M.
Rascati, Ralph
Msimanga, Huggins
Rascati, Ralph
Msimanga, Huggins
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Lake Allatoona is an 11,862 acre impoundment
of the Etowah River in northwest Georgia, lying along the southern tail of the Blue Ridge Mountains, only 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. The impoundment has been designated for flood control, hydropower, navigation, drinking water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreation. The lake first reached full pool level in 1950. Since that time, the
southern part of Allatoona's watershed has
developed rapidly as suburban Atlanta has expanded northward and initial surveys by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division suggested that the lake may be approaching a eutrophic state. Intensive sampling of Lake Allatoona was initiated
in May of 1992 as part of a Clean Lakes Phase I - Diagnostic/Feasibility Study. Water quality data collected during the first several months of this study are examined here to assess the trophic status
of Lake Allatoona.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
1993-04
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