Nottely Dam is located on the Nottely River in north Georgia, near the state’s border with North Carolina. The dam was built during World War II.

Nottely Reservoir lies in the state of Georgia on the southeastern edge of the Tennessee River watershed, nestled in the mountains and valleys of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Construction of Nottely Dam began in 1941 and was completed in 1942.

The dam is 184 feet high and stretches 2,300 feet across the Nottely River.

The water level in Nottely Reservoir varies about 17 feet in a normal year.

Nottely has a flood-storage capacity of 61,588 acre-feet.

The generating capacity at Nottely Dam is 15,000 kilowatts of electricity.

Nice Pic Jet. Used to fish Nottely as a kid. My grandfather always warned me about the dropoff, 5 feet out it is straigt down. We used to pull huge cats out of there, nice crappie too. The river was darn near dry a few years back, has it recovered?

I didn't go to Lake Nottely last year, but I did pass over Lake Chatuge and yesterday it had a significant increase in the water-line, but it was still low . . .

I suspect that Nottely was about the same condition . . .

It is beautiful in that area . . .

It's-Right-Below the TN/NC Line at the Georgia Border . . .

Last Year was a Brutal Drought . . .

Potette's store was on the corner there at the turnoff to the dam from 29. Used to get a coke and a little debbie with my grandfather before heading back home. Damn I miss him, he was a great man. Thanks for the memories Jet.

You're Welcome . . .

Great picture Jetblasted!!!

My Mom lives about 2 miles away from there.

We were just up there several weeks ago & the lake looked great. Back in December, the lake was dang-near empty!

herfidore: The store is still there, but no longer "Potette's". Still a great place for liquid refreshment & the number one spot in the area for lottery ticket sales!!!

Thanks . . .

I only went to check out the dam, and did not cross over towards Murphy Highway . . .

We were staying off of Loving Road, and it was about 10 miles away from here . . .

Looks relaxing..

Thanks for the update NiteOwl. My mom's family is all over the countryside there. A lot over in Murphy as well. Her maiden name was Hughes, and every other person is Hughes up there, I bet I have cousins I never even met.