DeSoto Lake

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DeSoto Lake
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DeSoto Lake
Location Floyd County, Georgia
Coordinates 34°13′27″N85°11′03″W / 34.2242°N 85.1843°W / 34.2242; -85.1843
Type reservoir
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation189 m (620 ft) [1]
DeSoto Lake on the Darlington School campus DeSoto Lake, Darlington School, Rome, GA Nov 2017.jpg
DeSoto Lake on the Darlington School campus

DeSoto Lake is a reservoir in Floyd County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

The lake was named for Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: DeSoto Lake
  2. ↑ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 63. Retrieved 24 April 2015.


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