Activities: Boating, swimming ,camping, fishing, horseback riding, picnicking, recreational vehicles,water sports, wildlife viewing
Facilities: Restaurant/Snack Bar, Museum/Visitor Center
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For more information on lake levels and releases, please see www.tva.gov
Lake Nottely in Blue Ridge Georgia
Lake Nottely is nestled in the mountains and valleys of the Chattahoochee
National Forest, covering 4,180 acres at full pool with 106 miles
of shoreline. A TVA reservoir, Lake Nottely is located in Union
County northwest of the town of Blairsville,
Georgia. on the southeastern edge of the Tennessee River watershed.
The small mountain lake has clear deep water and an abundant striper
population. Hundreds of private residential home sites are located
along the shoreline but the recreation area is open to the public
and features a beach and camping area which is a great place for
viewing wildlife.
Lake Nottely serves a number of purposes other
than recreation, it is also used for power generation and flood control
and is beneficial for water quality, aquatic ecology and helps maintain
navigation depth on the TVA ferment dam system. The water level in
Nottely Reservoir varies about 32 feet in a normal year.
The Chattahoochee National
Forest, which borders a substantial portion of the lake, adds to the scenic quality of the
area. Nottely is noted for its black and striped bass, walleye, rainbow
trout, and bass which the state of Georgia has stocked to enhance
fishing opportunities. Most stripers will weigh around 6-15lbs. The
number of fish over 20lbs. are low but trophy-size specimens, including
a few exceeding 40lbs continue to be caught.
