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Wet and wild: what to expect on the whitewater course

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 5/24/2013 6:42:29 PM

The crescendo comes at the end, with the roar of a waterfall so loud that rafters on the Chattahoochee River whitewater course can hardly hear the orders their guides are shouting. The rafts drop and buck, drop and buck, like a bull ride upon the ...See all stories on this topic…

UWG duo wins state bass title

Newnan Times-Herald

Date: 5/23/2013 11:42:25 AM

... championship with a four-fish catch of 13 pounds, 13 ounces on Lake Harding in Alabama. More than 20 other college bass clubs from Georgia participated…

Chuck Williams: Remember the Chattahoochee River race? I do -- sort of

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 5/21/2013 4:27:43 AM

One of those included a raft trip down the Chattahoochee River during my college days. Seven of us built a homemade raft out of plywood, 2x4s and Styrofoam. We tested its seaworthiness at Creektown Park on Lake Eufaula. It was the early 1980s, and we ...See all stories on this topic…

Job Spotlight: Lucas Brown, raft guide and operations manager at Whitewater ...

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 5/20/2013 5:18:34 AM

By TONY ADAMS — tadams@ledger-enquirer.com. Lucas Brown views his job as a raft guide on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus as somewhat unique, considering the watery playground hasn't officially opened yet. That occurs this Saturday.See all stories on this topic »Columbus Ledger…

Outfitter: Lower prices meant to get people on river

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 5/19/2013 6:43:16 AM

There are three ways to book a rafting or kayak trip with Whitewater Express, the officially sanctioned outfitter for the Chattahoochee River Park in Columbus. • Visit the company's store in Phenix Plaza, just across the 13th Street bridge in Phenix ...See all stories on this topic…

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6/16/2013 - Fathers Day

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• River: Chattahoochee River
• Surface Area: 5,860 Acres
• Shoreline: 156 Miles
• Length: 13 Miles
• Volume: 181,000 Acre Feet
• Drainage Area: 4,240 Square Miles

Lake Harding, also known as Bartlett's Ferry Lake, is a 5,850-acre (23.7 km2) reservoir on the Chattahoochee River and is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam.

Rev. Simpson Wilson Bartley operated a ferry known as Bartley's Ferry on the Chattahoochee River and in 1926, Bartley's Ferry Dam (misspelled Bartlett) was built. The lake is located in Harris County, Georgia with some portions of the lake going into Alabama. Lake Harding is a deep lake with a depth of over 100 feet (30 m) at the dam itself.

The lake was originally designed by the Columbus Power Company to generate hydroelectric power. The dam and lake were bought by Georgia Power in 1930. Lake Harding has become a popular recreational area with local residents, many of whom have built lake homes along the well-developed shoreline. A major tributary of the lake is Halawakee Creek.

Lake Harding features several islands. One of the most notable is Huston's Island which contains the ruins of an old lake house.