Lake Marvin

Reservoir in Georgia
34°34′04″N 85°05′08″W / 34.56778°N 85.08556°W / 34.56778; -85.08556[1]TypereservoirPrimary inflowsPocket CreekPrimary outflowsPocket CreekBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area90 acres (0.36 km2)[2]Surface elevation902 feet (275 m)[1]

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]

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]

Lake Marvin was not open to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

  • List of lakes in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Pocket Creek
  • The Pocket (Floyd County, Georgia)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Marvin.
  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Marvin
  2. ^ a b c d Lake Marvin. Trails.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 70. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b 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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