Is there any place to go swimming? (Atlanta, Perry: hotel, home)

[ERE81]

Are there any lakes in North Georgia that have nice beaches that you can go swimming?

I was told Lake Lanier is gross right now so I have no idea where to go.

We were thinking of going this weekend but like I said before I have no Idea where to go.
I am getting Ocean withdrawals living down here I need to go swimming in something other then a pool!

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Northman]

I wouldn't swim in Lanier, Allatoona, or any other "lake" in north Georgia. They're all man made reservoirs and they're all badly polluted because of the urban sprawl.

I did swim in Allatoona when we first moved there in the 80's, but even then it was gross compared to the awesome lakes we have up here in Michigan.

North GA is not the place to live if you are looking for decent beaches & swimming.

[BobKovacs]

Originally Posted by Northman

I wouldn't swim in Lanier, Allatoona, or any other "lake" in north Georgia. They're all man made reservoirs and they're all badly polluted because of the urban sprawl.

Got any data to support your "polluted" theory, or are you just shooting from the mouth due to your dislike of GA?

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by Northman

I wouldn't swim in Lanier, Allatoona, or any other "lake" in north Georgia. They're all man made reservoirs and they're all badly polluted because of the urban sprawl.

I did swim in Allatoona when we first moved there in the 80's, but even then it was gross compared to the awesome lakes we have up here in Michigan.

North GA is not the place to live if you are looking for decent beaches & swimming.

Back up in the nawth it was soooo much bettah yadda yadda yadda

[RainyRainyDay]

Gotta agree with Bob and Lovin' on this one. I'm a nawtherner who's not particularly enamoured of the south, but heck, I've swum in Allatoona in recent years and I think it's nice for swimming. Haven't been out there just lately, but I believe I read in the AJC that Allatoona is at full pool right now, too, so the shoreline should be looking nice.

[whinton]

Lake Oconee is pretty nice, a little over an hour east of Atlanta. (Reynolds PLantation is there, including a Ritz Carlton Hotel, and there are several very upscale developments there) Georgia Power has several parks on the lake with beaches, Lake Oconee - Georgia Power.

[Northman]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

Got any data to support your "polluted" theory, or are you just shooting from the mouth due to your dislike of GA?

Glad to oblige, Bob.


http://www.uga.edu/water/GWRC/Papers...er%20DRAFT.pdf

Enviro-Net - News Stories



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There Goes The Neighborhood

http://www.bhalliance.org/documents/...ARINGFINAL.pdf

protectallatoona.com/TROUBLE_FOR_LANIER,_ALLATOONA.AJC.doc


So once again, Bob (and the rest of you), it appears you have blatantly and more than willingly misinterpreted simple facts as my "dislike" for Georgia. Do you think I would continue to bring these facts into light if I didn't care about the state and its future? My family still lives there......they drink the water these articles are referring to, and yes, they swim in it occasionally also. I loved that state once upon a time and wanted to make my home there forever, but your government has failed you on so many levels that it's allowed a once beautiful and comfortable place to become another Los Angeles, which is certainly no compliment, sir. We have our own political issues up here, to be sure, but again, don't misinterpret facts for spite. The OP has a right to know the truth, not just peach flavored snippets from people that don't know any better.

And when did I say everything up north was better???? Hell, I woke up to 38 degrees this morning. We had SNOW in the region the past week!!! I'm running my freekin' HEAT right now! You think I'm happy about all that???

[BobKovacs]

OK, so you've shown that there are "pollutants" in the lakes (which btw, can be found in any lake, including your revered lakes in Michigan- see this link Toxic Contamination in the Great Lakes Region ). There are "pollutants" in tap water, in the ocean, and in any other body of water you'd like to analyze- this does not mean that the water is "polluted" in the common, everyday sense of the word, which would indicate that it was unsafe to swim in that water, or to eat fish caught in that water. There are "pollutants" in the air we breathe, the dirt we live on, etc.- let's not over-exaggerate the degree of the problem, though......

ETA- BTW- I'm not suggesting that North Georgia is a beach-goer/swimmer's paradise- there's really not a "beach" to speak of in the conventional sense of the word, and the water isn't sparkling blue by any stretch due to the soil conditions and the constant inflow/outflow. But I did want to clarify that the lakes in the area aren't toxic waste dumps as the post I questioned made them sound.

[masonbarge]

There are several state parks about an hour to the south that have spring-fed swimming holes. Indian Springs is one.

[Northman]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

OK, so you've shown that there are "pollutants" in the lakes (which btw, can be found in any lake, including your revered lakes in Michigan- see this link Toxic Contamination in the Great Lakes Region ). There are "pollutants" in tap water, in the ocean, and in any other body of water you'd like to analyze- this does not mean that the water is "polluted" in the common, everyday sense of the word, which would indicate that it was unsafe to swim in that water, or to eat fish caught in that water. There are "pollutants" in the air we breathe, the dirt we live on, etc.- let's not over-exaggerate the degree of the problem, though......

ETA- BTW- I'm not suggesting that North Georgia is a beach-goer/swimmer's paradise- there's really not a "beach" to speak of in the conventional sense of the word, and the water isn't sparkling blue by any stretch due to the soil conditions and the constant inflow/outflow. But I did want to clarify that the lakes in the area aren't toxic waste dumps as the post I questioned made them sound.

I think the information I posted clearly illustrates the pollution issues in the lakes and rivers of N. GA extend beyond the generic "pollutants" you refer to, Bob. Terms such as "Danger", "Choked", "Unsafe", and "Critical" are not terms used to describe most of the lakes in Michigan, with the exception of the Great Lakes, most of which have major cities attached to them in some way.

The OP likes swimming. He/she has obviously been in a swimming friendly enviornment previously. There can be little doubt that N. GA is bound to dissapoint them in correlation to this.......that's all I was trying to say.