- Collection:
- Image Collection
- Title:
- Houseboat on West Point Lake
- Creator:
- Katherine Hyde Greene
- Publisher:
- LeGrange, Ga. : Troup County Archives
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- Troup County (Ga.)
Photograph collections--Georgia--Troup County
LaGrange (Ga.)--Social life and customs - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Troup County, 33.03351, -85.02834
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962, West Point Lake construction began in 1965 with the west embankment and powerhouse access road being completed first in 1966. The main channel was closed in May 1967 and diverted through the east bank. The dam itself began construction in May 1968 and was completed in August 1970. The filling of the lake began until October 16, 1974. West Point Lake was filled from the river level at 565 feet above mean sea level to 617 feet. The purposes of the lake are flood control and recreation.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17413.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/imagecoll/id/20195
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. This image may be used in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to its use. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, permission must be granted by the Troup County Archives.
- Holding Institution:
- Troup County Archives
- Rights:
-
