Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir

Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir is a 1,370-acre (550 ha) artificial reservoir in a region on the south-east side of unincorporated Walton County, Georgia, United States, near both Social Circle and Rutledge, about 40 miles (64 km) east of Atlanta. It features a Category I earthen dam constructed primarily for municipal water supply, with a secondary consideration of recreation, on Hard Labor Creek. The dam is approximately 1,950 feet (590 m) long, 460 feet (140 m) wide, and 94 feet (29 m) high, with a spillway crest elevation of 700 feet (210 m) above mean sea level (MSL).[1]

Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir
LocationGeorgia
Coordinates33°40′56″N 83°38′03″W
TypeReservoir

Dam/Reservoir Construction: March–April 2015 Reservoir Fills: 2015 - 2018

Reservoir Full Pool: 2018
Primary inflowsOn Hard Labor Creek, with pump diversion from the Apalachee River; Reedy Creek
Basin countriesEastern Continental Divide watershed (Upper Oconee), United States
Surface area1,370 acres (5.5 km2)
Average depth82 feet (25 m) at dam
Surface elevation700 ft (213.4 m) summer
700 ft (213.4 m) winter
SettlementsSocial Circle, Georgia; Rutledge, Georgia

First proposed in 1997, built in response to the growing controversy over the Tri-state water dispute, the State of Georgia with its 52 watershed regions drains primarily into either the Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic, with the reservoir existing in the Upper Oconee River watershed, which ultimately drains into the latter.[2]

History

March 9, 2018 was the calendar date for public fishing Grand Opening (electric motors only).

a view of Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir, Walton County, in the State of Georgia, U.S., from a nearby residential cul-de-sac

Walton County Engine 12 fire rescue is based off the edge boundary of the parking lot inside the gates to the reservoir's boat ramp area.[3]

Recreation

The shores of the reservoir are private property although the management hopes to acquire picnic-table areas in the future. There is day parking, a boat ramp facility and modern rest room houses in operation. The reservoir and the parking area are gated and closed at night by a chain link barrier. Overnight occupancy or use of the lake is prohibited at any time other than the designated dawn-to-dusk boating/fishing hours.

References
  1. "Home - Hard Labor Creek Reservoir". www.hardlaborcreek.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/html/B1217/images/B1217-5b.JPG
  3. "2 firefighters hurt in crash". WaltonTribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.


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