Buford Power Plant

Buford Power Plant is a power station in Forsyth, Georgia. Buford Power Plant is situated nearby to the park West Bank Public Use Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buford Dam.

Buford Dam

Dam

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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. Buford Dam is situated 610 feet southeast of Buford Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sugar Hill and Cumming.

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 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 28,598 in 2024, making it the fourth-largest city in Gwinnett County. Sugar Hill is situated 4½ miles southeast of Buford Power Plant.

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 Power Plant.

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.

Buford Power Plant

Type: Power station
Also known as: “Buford Dam”
Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
Location: Forsyth, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.16164° or 34° 9′ 42″ north

Longitude

-84.07604° or 84° 4′ 34″ west

Inception

1956

Operator

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Open location code

866Q5W6F+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 171642665

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q65208504

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In Other Languages

“Buford Power Plant” goes by many names.

Ukrainian: “ГЕС Buford”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Bank Public Use Area and Buford Dam Visitor Center.

Nearby Places

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