Lake Marvin

Lake Marvin is a reservoir in Floyd County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] The lake was named for Marvin Muze, the original landowner.[3]

Lake Marvin
LocationGeorgia
Coordinates34°34′04″N 85°05′08″W[1]
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsPocket Creek
Primary outflowsPocket Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area90 acres (0.36 km2)[2]
Surface elevation902 feet (275 m)[1]

Description

Lake Marvin is located in northern Floyd County in a basin known as The Pocket. The lake is situated between Horn Mountain and Mill Mountain, two ridges in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Calhoun is located about 8 miles (13 km) to the southeast, while Rome is located 20 miles to the south-southwest.[4] The lake is surrounded by the Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.[2]

The reservoir was created by the completion of Lake Marvin Dam on Pocket Creek.[4] The lake has an area of 90 acres and a surface elevation of 902 feet (275 m).[1][2] The Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council owns the reservoir.[2]

The lake is home to redear sunfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass.[5]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Marvin
  2. Lake Marvin. Trails.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 70. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. United States Geological Survey (April 4, 2017). Sugar Valley, GA quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 4, 2017 – via TopoQuest.
  5. Lake Marvin - Lake Details. Georgia DNR. Retrieved 12 November 2017.



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