Lake Toccoa
| Lake Toccoa | |
|---|---|
  Lake Toccoa  Lake Toccoa | |
| Location | Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34°51′58″N 83°20′31″W / 34.8661561°N 83.3419046°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) [1] |
Lake Toccoa is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Georgia, Stephens County, in the city of Toccoa.[1]
Toccoa comes from the Cherokee word Ꮤꮖꭿ "Tagwâ′hĭ," meaning "Catawba place"[2] or "beautiful".[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Toccoa
- ^ Mooney, James (1902). Myths of the Cherokee. Washington: Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, Ga.: Winship Press. p. 221. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Retrieved 5 February 2020.