94 Lynchburg Lane @ Lake Burton

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Julie Barnett

Harry Norman Realtors® Luxury Lake and Mountain

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Office: 706.212.0228

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Lake Burton

94 Lynchburg Lane
Clayton, GA 30525

Property Type:	Lake House
Bedrooms:	2.0
Bathrooms:	1.0
Lot Size:	0.702 acres
Year Built:	1945
MLS Listing:	Georgia MLS #2231365

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Lake Burton hideaway and fishing cabin. This deep water point lot will become a place in your heart for generations to come. Wonderful views of Cherokee Cove- Quaint and rustic- Septic permit for 4 bedroom home. This lot has a great view ! Call Julie and let her show you what kind of house you can put on this lot- This is a sleeper lot- If you are looking to build your dream home then you really need to look at this lot!

From the Owner: I was one year old when my parents bought this little place. We did not make trips to the beach, or New York or out west. We spent our summers on the lake. I went to bed at night and listened to the whipporwills and the frogs sing me to sleep. There is one thing that has never changed. I get up in the morning, get my coffee, sit on the porch and look up the cove. It's always looked the same, but every time I see it, it takes my breath away. I'll carry that view with me for the rest of my life. It's a great place to grow up.

Lake Burton is a 2,775 acre man-made lake with 62 miles of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. It is the first lake in a five-lake series called the Tallulah River Watershed that follows the original course of the Tallulah River. The series of lakes starts with Lake Burton as the northernmost lake followed by Lake Seed, Lake Rabun, Lake Tallulah Falls and the eastern arm of Lake Tugalo (the western arm is formed by the Chattooga River. The lakes are owned and operated by the Georgia Power Company to generate hydroelectric energy for Georgia's largest city, Atlanta. At one time these lakes were the largest producers of electricity in the state of Georgia. Now, they only provide peak power supply.

The lake was built in a deep valley located along a 10 mile section of the Tallulah River. The Lake Burton Dam was closed on December 22, 1919 and the lake started to fill. The dam is a gravity concrete dam, with a height of 128 feet and a span of 1,100 feet. The spillway is equipped with eight gates 22 feet wide by 6.6 feet high. The total capacity at an elevation of 1,866.6 feet is 108,000 acre-ft, of which 106,000 acre-ft is usable storage. The generating capacity of the dam is 6,120 kilowatts (two units).Lake Burton is the highest Georgia Power lake in Georgia.

Lake Burton gets its named from the town of Burton, which was the second largest town in Rabun County with a population of approximately 200 but now lies below the lake's surface. The town (and the lake) was named after local prominent citizen Jeremiah Burton and was situated along the road from Clayton, Georgia to the Nacoochee Valley. Andrew Jackson Ritchie served as the postmaster for the area for several years. Gold was first discovered in Rabun County where Dicks Creek and the Tallulah River come together and was the reason for the town's founding in the early 1800s.

The Lake Burton Fish Hatchery and Moccasin Creek State Park are located on the western side of the lake. The lake is home to several species of fish, including Spotted Bass, Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, White Catfish, Walleye, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.

The residents of Lake Burton are a mix of permanent residents and seasonal vacationers who together make-up the Lake Burton Civic Association, a local organization who goal is to maintain the lake through volunteer clean-ups and other such events. Let a Lake Burton resident and expert show you the way home to Lake Burton real estate.

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