Lake Sidney Lanier

39,000 acres of water
692 miles of shoreline
Created from the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers by Buford Dam
Authorized by Congress in 1946
Construction began in 1951
Opened in 1956
8 million annual visitors
68 parks and recreation areas
12 campgrounds with more than 1,200 campsites
10 full-service marinas with restaurants, gas docks, pump-out stations and boat storage
Home to Lake Lanier Islands with two resort hotels, golf and a water park