Lake Sinclair

Lake Sinclair is a man-made lake in central Georgia near Eatonton. It is operated by Georgia Power.

Lake Sinclair
Lake Sinclair
Lake Sinclair
LocationBaldwin / Hancock / Putnam counties, Georgia, US
Coordinates33°08′26″N 83°12′07″W
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsOconee River (see article)
Primary outflowsOconee River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area15,330 acres (6,200 ha)
Max. depth86 ft (26 m)
Water volume330,000 acre⋅ft (0.41 km3)
Shore length1417 mi (671 km)
Surface elevation342 ft (104 m)
SettlementsMilledgeville
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake was named after Benjamin W. Sinclair, a Georgia Power official.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.