West Point Lake
Water type: Artificial lake
Basin: Chattahoochee River -> Lake Seminole -> Apalachicola -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Subtropical
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
West Point Lake is a man-made reservoir located mostly in west-central Georgia on the Chattahoochee River and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
The Chattahoochee river flows in from the north, before flowing through the West Point Dam, which impounds the lake, and continuing to Columbus, Georgia.
Of the four major USACE lakes in the ACF River Basin, West Point Lake is the smallest by area containing 25,864 acres (10,467 ha) of water, and has the second shortest shoreline at 604 mi (972 km).
The purposes of the reservoir are to provide flood control, hydroelectric power, and water storage to aid the navigation of the lower Chattahoochee.
