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There are several private marinas and public boat ramps on the banks of the lake. Lake Allatoona also supplies much of the drinking water for the three counties that it is in. The water is supplied mostly by the Etowah River , and its major tributary the Little River (which joins the lake at Bell's Ferry ), and in turn Noonday Creek .
The Little River is a 29.3-mile-long (47.2 km) [1] tributary of the Etowah River in the U.S. state of Georgia in the United States.. The Little River is located mostly in Cherokee County, and forms the jagged part of the Cherokee/Fulton (formerly Cherokee/Milton) county line, and part of the more recent Milton city limit.
Lake Allatoona seen from Allatoona. With the installation of the dam and the town of Allatoona now transformed into a lake, the surrounding areas were converted for recreational use. Several beaches, campgrounds, and cabins are scattered throughout the area. [2] Around the shores of Allatoona there are 25 parks, 8 marinas and 10 campgrounds. [6]
The Little River is the largest tributary of the Etowah, their confluence now flooded by Lake Allatoona. Allatoona Creek is another major tributary, flowing north from Cobb County and forming the other major arm of the lake. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially named the river in 1897. The river ends at 571 feet (174 m) above mean sea ...
Public access is difficult, and there is no easy approach. The mine can be accessed by boat on Allatoona Lake up Sixes Creek , or by foot into the Corps property tree line marked by red blazes on the trees across from the BridgeMill neighborhood swimming pool .
Boat ramps at Horsetooth Reservoir and Carter Lake will remain partially closed in May due to a shortage of aquatic nuisance species inspectors.
Miami-Dade County boaters can use 13 public boat ramps, but they only provide capacity to 2 percent of the county’s 74,622 registered boats. Weekend waiting lines, like those at Crandon Marina ...
This location is now part of a narrow arm of Lake Allatoona, and the present-day Bell's Ferry Road crosses the Little River over a bridge. Bells Ferry Road runs from Church Street (former Georgia State Route 3 (SR 3), one block west of former SR 5 on Cherokee Street) in Marietta, north to Marietta Street (former SR 5 in Canton).