United States, Georgia, Towns County, Hiawassee, 34.94926, -83.757391708/2022Hiawassee, the seat of Towns County, is situated on the banks of Lake Chatuge, a reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1941. Although 3,500 acres of land were covered by the lake, its creation improved the local economy. Today the lake is a popular recreation area.Photograph of Lake Chatuge, which is located in Towns County, Georgia. Trees surround the lake, which is narrow in this view. Hills rise behind the lake, and white clouds dot the blue sky.Hiawassee, the seat of Towns County, is situated on the banks of Lake Chatuge, a man-made lake created by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1941. Although 3,500 acres of land were covered by the lake, its creation improved the local economy. Today the lake is a popular recreation area.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/hiawasseeForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/hiawasseeForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLakes--Georgia--HiawasseeTennessee Valley AuthorityMountains--Georgia--HiawasseeTrees--Georgia--HiawasseeReservoirs--Georgia--HiawasseeLake ChatugeStillImage