Lake Burton – Reservoir in Rabun, Georgia

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 327303

Location

State Georgia

County Rabun

Feature Class Reservoir

Coordinates

DMS

34°50'02"N 83°33'13"W

Decimal Degrees

34.8337988, -83.5537159

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Lake Burton

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Burton (historical)

3.1 mi ENE

Also Known As

Burton Lake Burton Reservoir

Hydrography

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Description

2775 acres in size with a maximum depth of 120 feet.

History

Reservoir completed in 1919.

Nearby Features

Wildcat Creek Cove Bay · 0.8 mi WSW
Moccasin Creek Cove Bay · 0.8 mi WSW
Charlie Mountain Summit · 0.9 mi E
Dicks Creek Cove Bay · 0.9 mi NW
Murray Cove Bay · 1.6 mi SSE
Billy Goat Island Island · 1.9 mi S
Wildcat Creek Stream · 1.9 mi WSW
Magness Cove Bay · 2.0 mi SSW
Moccasin Creek Stream · 2.0 mi WNW
Dickenson Branch Stream · 2.0 mi NW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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