Allatoona Dam
Lake Allatoona is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Etowah River in northwestern part of the State of Georgia. This reservoir is mostly in southeastern Bartow County and southwestern Cherokee County.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethany Bridge.
Bethany Bridge
Bridge
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Bethany Bridge is situated 1¼ miles south of Allatoona Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emerson and Cartersville.
Emerson
Town
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Emerson is a city in far southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States, on highways US-41/GA-3, GA-293, and I-75. The population was 1,470 at the 2010 census, an increase of 34% over the 2000 count of 1,092. Emerson is situated 3 miles southwest of Allatoona Dam.
Cartersville
Town
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Cartersville is a city in and the county seat of Bartow County, Georgia, United States; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187. Cartersville is situated 4 miles west of Allatoona Dam.
Atco
Suburb
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Atco is a small unincorporated community on the northwestern side of Cartersville in southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States. There are numerous baseball and soccer complexes in the area, primarily along Sugar Valley and Cassville Roads, making it a popular destination for subdivisions. Atco is situated 5 miles west of Allatoona Dam.
Allatoona Dam
- Type: Power station
- Description: concrete gravity dam on the Etowah River in Georgia, United States
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Bartow County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.16322° or 34° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
-84.72861° or 84° 43′ 43″ westInception
1950Operator
USCE-Mobile DistrictOpen location code
866Q577C+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 992107607OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q23074142
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Allatoona Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Talsperre Allatoona”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Аллатуна”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cooper’s Furnace and Allatoona Lake Visitor Center & Museum.
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