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Lake Toccoa

Coordinates: 34°51′58″N 83°20′31″W / 34.8661561°N 83.3419046°W / 34.8661561; -83.3419046
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Lake Toccoa
Location of Lake Toccoa in Georgia, USA.
Location of Lake Toccoa in Georgia, USA.
Lake Toccoa
Location of Lake Toccoa in Georgia, USA.
Location of Lake Toccoa in Georgia, USA.
Lake Toccoa
LocationToccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
Coordinates34°51′58″N 83°20′31″W / 34.8661561°N 83.3419046°W / 34.8661561; -83.3419046
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,647 ft (502 m) [1]

Lake Toccoa is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Georgia, Stephens County, in the city of Toccoa.[1]

Toccoa comes from the Cherokee word Ꮤꮖꭿ "Tagwâ′hĭ," meaning "Catawba place"[2] or "beautiful".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Toccoa
  2. ^ Mooney, James (1902). Myths of the Cherokee. Washington: Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, Ga.: Winship Press. p. 221. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Retrieved 5 February 2020.