Lake Tugalo
| Lake Tugalo | ||
|---|---|---|
Primary inflows Tallulah River, Chattooga River | | |
| Primary outflows | Tallulah River | |
| Basin countries | United States | |
| Surface area | 597 acres (2.42 km2) | |
| Surface elevation | 889 ft (271 m) [1] | |
Lake Tugalo is a 597-acre (2.42 km2)
Lake Tallulah Falls and Lake Tugalo, ending with Lake Yonah. The western arm of Lake Tugalo is filled by the Tallulah River and the eastern arm is filled by the Chattooga River
. Georgia Power considers the lake full at a surface elevation of 891.5 feet (271.7 m).
Lake Tugalo began filling in 1923 with the completion of the Tugalo Dam, a gravity concrete and masonry dam. The dam is 155 feet (47 m) high and has a span of 740 feet (230 m). The Tugalo Hydroelectric Plant has a generation capacity of 45
megawatts
.
See also
- List of lakes in South Carolina