Lake Martin gifts, ornaments and shirts
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Everyone on Martin has a Goat Island story and an opinion about Kowaliga. The whole reservoir, from the dam up the Tallapoosa and out the Kowaliga arm, is on every ornament, shirt and mug here.
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Everyone on Martin has a Goat Island story and an opinion about Kowaliga. The whole reservoir, from the dam up the Tallapoosa and out the Kowaliga arm, is on every ornament, shirt and mug here.
Your family's name, under Lake Martin.
The whole lake on 11 by 15 inches of glass, with your last name and year underneath. We email you a picture of your board to check before we make it.
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Everything for Lake Martin
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Your names, a year, or your spot on Lake Martin, on our Lake Martin outline. Tell us what you'd like and we'll email you a few pictures and the price. You only pay once you've picked one.
Shirts, hoodies, mugs, posters, flags and more.
Lake Martin, as we draw it
The outline includes the Kowaliga arm. Every piece here uses this same drawing.
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More of Lake Martin
Real photos of Lake Martin, each credited to the person who took it.
Lake Martin facts, with sources
- Counties
- Tallapoosa, Elmore and Coosa counties, Alabama
- River and dam
- Tallapoosa River; Martin Dam, in service December 31, 1926
- Operator
- Alabama Power
- Surface area
- 41,150 acres
- Shoreline
- 880 miles
- Maximum depth
- 155 feet at the dam
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, apcshorelines.com, usgs.gov
Questions about Lake Martin
How big is Lake Martin?
Alabama Power lists Lake Martin at 41,150 acres, with 880 miles of shoreline and a length of 31 miles.
Is Lake Martin a natural lake?
No. It is a reservoir formed by Alabama Power's Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River, which went into service on December 31, 1926.
What part of Lake Martin does the outline show?
The whole reservoir, drawn from its real shoreline: from Martin Dam up the Tallapoosa arm, plus the Kowaliga arm and the eastern creek arms. USGS lists the lake under the name Martin Lake.
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