Atlanta, GA

[dkelly4819]

I live on the north end of Powder Springs, near Acworth, in west Cobb county and work in Buckhead. It's about an hour in the a.m. and about 1.5 hours going home. I'm only 25 minutes from where I dock my boat on Allatoona and that's always an easy drive. Carters lake is maybe an hour north of me. I've not been there, but heard it is pretty quiet, although they are advertising it alot, so that may change.

[onebadgt]

Depending on how far you want to be off water Canton Ga may be a good fit. Your are about 1 hour north of the airport (traffic dependant). 30 min to Altoona lake, 45 minutes from Lake Lanier, 45 minutes to Carters lake and 45 minutes from my personal favorite Lake Blue Ridge. I personally love in Ellijay so I normally get out a couple times a month to Carters and spend nearly every weekend plus some on Blue Ridge.

[michael hunter]

The choice is close to work or close to play . I used to live in the country on 11 acres and worked in Chicago I had to be on the road at 4:10 am for a 6:00 am start every day was a 12 hour day but when I got home I was in paradise. I live on the south side of lake Lanier give me a call if you want to know about Lanier.

Mike Hunter 678-227-8833

[Mischief IV]

I live on the north end of Powder Springs, near Acworth, in west Cobb county and work in Buckhead. It's about an hour in the a.m. and about 1.5 hours going home. I'm only 25 minutes from where I dock my boat on Allatoona and that's always an easy drive. Carters lake is maybe an hour north of me. I've not been there, but heard it is pretty quiet, although they are advertising it alot, so that may change.

You need to visit Carters Lake. The deepest lake in GA at just over 200 ft. deep. and crystal clear most days. There are no home sites on Carters which means no docks, so the landscape is uninterrupted. Worth the trip.

Depending on how far you want to be off water Canton Ga may be a good fit. Your are about 1 hour north of the airport (traffic dependant). 30 min to Altoona lake, 45 minutes from Lake Lanier, 45 minutes to Carters lake and 45 minutes from my personal favorite Lake Blue Ridge. I personally love in Ellijay so I normally get out a couple times a month to Carters and spend nearly every weekend plus some on Blue Ridge.

I love lake Blue Ridge also but could not afford the homes there so I bought on Lake Nottely. If you don't mind slumming it and want to switch it up one weekend, I'm only 22 miles away. Will have an "after party" there in July after the Southern Supra Reunion. A few members are getting together for the week following.

[onebadgt]

You need to visit Carters Lake. The deepest lake in GA at just over 200 ft. deep. and crystal clear most days. There are no home sites on Carters which means no docks, so the landscape is uninterrupted. Worth the trip.



I love lake Blue Ridge also but could not afford the homes there so I bought on Lake Nottely. If you don't mind slumming it and want to switch it up one weekend, I'm only 22 miles away. Will have an "after party" there in July after the Southern Supra Reunion. A few members are getting together for the week following.

I would love to join you guys, I'm always up for new water and new company. I like to hit different lakes each year. I like to hit carters, Nottley, and Chatuge at least once per year. Any typical weekend you can find me on blue ridge, I made the blue ridge boaters group on Facebook last year you should check it out.

[wolfeman131]

I'd suggest Lake Jackson which is on the South side of Atlanta, but you would want to check on the schools. It's about an hour from the airport and is a GA Power lake vs Allatoona or Lanier which are controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers. A few yrs back, the area went through a drought and the Corps lakes were drawn down so much that it was difficult to get on the water without fear of damaging your boat (if you could even find an open ramp). The GA Power lakes were not under the same restrictions and stayed close to full pool.

[michael hunter]

Lanier is over 100 feet deep the lower water level you are referring to had no effect on most of the lake and ramps the smaller coves were affected. Still plenty of water to use.

[wolfeman131]

Not sure you lived here in 2007 . . .

http://youtu.be/4BX7zDEyzPw

[ngavchris]

Yes, the ramps were all closed because the water wasn't touching them. Rough year on Lanier and Allatoona. Even Carters Lake had issues that year and it is the deepest lake east of the Mississippi at over 450' at its deepest point.

[Mischief IV]

The drought was in 2007 and some of 2008. Let's put it in perspective though. With an average annual rainfall of 50.03 inches, the state of Georgia gets 10.9 more inches of rain than the national average of 39.17 inches.
2007 had 31.85" of rain in Atlanta and 2008 had 41.50" of rain in Atlanta for the year. Atlanta has had an average rainfall of 49.71 inches over the last 30 years, which is 27% more than the average nationwide, and about average in Georgia.
The following year in 2009, we had a catastrophic flood and received nearly 70 inches of rain that year. Last year alone, we had over 68 inches of rain.

With that being said, the record low water levels had more to do with the Corp of Engineers than Mother Nature. The State of GA and the Corp have been sued by AL and FL for the past 25 years over the usage of Lake Lanier as a water supply source for most households in the Atlanta area. Not to mention, Georgia also sued the Corps for wrongfully prohibiting Lake Lanier to be used for water consumption for metropolitan Atlanta. The Corp was letting huge amounts of water out to save the oysters downstream. I believe the Supreme Court is going to take this case and decide.