Lake Chatuge, Hiawassee and Young Harris GA homes and Real Estate for Sale
"The McDream Team", Selling the Mountains and Lakes one Dream at a Time. Providing you with superior, informed, and professional real estate service whether you're a buyer or seller! Call us today to help you find a home or get yours sold! Serving Lake Chatuge, North Georgia and the mountains of Western North Carolina!

Hiawassee and Young Harris, GA are located in Towns County, one of the smallest counties in Georgia with about 106,000 acres, of that USFS and TVA make up almost 2/3 of the land mass. It is bordered by Union County to the West, White County on the South, Rabun County on the East, and Clay County, NC to the North. The Scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia and the Southern Appalachians of Western North Carolina beckon! Experience all of the natural wonders that the mountains have to offer! Hiking, biking, rafting, horse back riding, or mountain climbing. Enjoy a trout-fishing excursion on the Hiawassee River, or the thrill of catching a 'BIG' bass in Lake Chatuge! Golfers will be sure to appreciate the challenging courses located at The Ridges (formerly Mountain Harbour), Chatuge Shores in Hayesville, NC, Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, GA., and Butternut Golf Course in Blairsville, Georgia. For the wine enthusist, be sure to visit Crane Creek Vineyards in Young Harris!

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Lake Chatuge: www.tva.gov
The Jewel of the Mountains, Lake Chatuge is one of the most scenic lakes in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
system, was formed in 1942 when the construction on the earth-filled dam was completed. The dam is located off Myers Chapel Road, about 3 miles southeast of Hayesville, at the Barnett Bridge in North Carolina just over the Towns County, GA. line. Chatuge Dam is 144 feet high and stretches 2,850 feet across the Hiwassee River. Chatuge reservoir covers about 7200 acres, with approximately 133 miles of shoreline, and a flood-storage capacity of 62,619 acre-feet. Although Chatuge was originally built to for water storage to help prevent flooding downstream, it currently serves many purposes, including flood control, electric power generation, augmentation of water flows for navigation downstream, and provides numerous recreational opportunities, including boating, swimming, skiing, camping, hiking and fishing. Thirty-two species of fish inhabit Lake Chatuge, with smallmouth bass, large-mouth, spotted, white, and hybrids are stocked annually. More info. about fishing Chatuge: georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us