| Blue Ridge Lake | |
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 Blue Ridge Lake viewed from Morganton Point with the Rich Mountains in the background | |
  Blue Ridge Lake  Blue Ridge Lake | |
| Location | Fannin County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34°52′57″N 84°16′48″W / 34.88250°N 84.28000°W |
| Type | reservoir, from 1931 |
| Primary inflows | Toccoa River |
| Primary outflows | Toccoa River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,300 acres (1,300 ha) |
| Average depth | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Max. depth | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Water volume | 68,500 acre⋅ft (84,500 dam3) maximum</ref>"Blue Ridge Dam".</ref> |
| Shore length1 | 65 mi (105 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,686 ft (514 m) [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Blue Ridge Lake is a reservoir in Fannin County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The reservoir encompasses 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) of water, and a "full summer pool" of approximately 1,686 feet (514 m) above mean sea level. It is managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and is primarily fed by the Toccoa River.
Blue Ridge Lake was created by the completion of Blue Ridge Dam and has approximately 60 miles (97 km) of shoreline and a flood storage capacity of 68,500 acre⋅ft (84,500 dam3). The lake's levels fluctuate by about 20 feet (6.1 m) in a typical year. Blue Ridge Dam was completed in 1930. It stands 175 feet (53 m) high and is 1,553 feet (473 m) wide across the Toccoa river. The dam provides up to 13 megawatts of power via a single generator.