West Point Dam

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West Point Dam is a large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Chattahoochee River, forming West Point Lake on the Alabama–Georgia border.

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West Point Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control dam ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1965 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsReservoir West Point Lake ⓘ
downstreamFrom Lake Lanier ⓘ
hasFunction drought flow augmentation ⓘ
peak power generation ⓘ
seasonal flood regulation ⓘ
hasHydroelectricPlant yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
locatedIn Troup County, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Troup County
locatedInWatershed Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin ⓘ
locatedNear Lanett, Alabama ⓘ
West Point, Georgia ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf Alabama ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District ⓘ
openingDate 1975 ⓘ
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
partOf Chattahoochee River system ⓘ
linked to: Chattahoochee River
provides boat ramps ⓘ
campgrounds ⓘ
navigation support ⓘ
shoreline recreation areas ⓘ
purpose fish and wildlife management ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
reservoirName West Point Lake ⓘ
reservoirShorelineLength approximately 525 miles ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 25500 acres ⓘ
river Chattahoochee River ⓘ
upstreamFrom Walter F. George Lock and Dam ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chattahoochee River → hasDam → West Point Dam ⓘ
West Point Lake → createdBy → West Point Dam ⓘ