Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a dam in Buford, Georgia which is located at the southern end of Lake Lanier, a reservoir formed by the construction of the dam in 1956. The dam itself is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties in Georgia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lake Sidney Lanier Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sugar Hill and Buford.
Sugar Hill
Town
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Sugar Hill is a city in northern Gwinnett County in the U.S. state of Georgia, included within the Metro Atlanta area. The population was 25,076 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Gwinnett County. Sugar Hill is situated 4½ miles southeast of Buford Dam.
Buford
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Buford is a city in Gwinnett and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of the city is in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cumming
Town
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Cumming is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Cumming is situated 5 miles northwest of Buford Dam.
Buford Dam
- Location: Forsyth, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.16047° or 34° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-84.0746° or 84° 4′ 29″ westElevation
1,076 feet (328 metres)Open location code
866Q5W6G+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1012573615OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Buford Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buford Dam”
- Slovenian: “Buford Dam”
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