| Lake McIntosh | |
| Location: | Fayette County, Georgia |
| Coordinates: | 33.429°N -84.581°W |
| Type: | Reservoir |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 650adj=onNaNadj=on |
| Elevation: | 253m (830feet) |
| Pushpin Map: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in the state of Georgia, USA. |
Lake McIntosh is a 650acres reservoir in Peachtree City, Georgia. It holds 1.5 billion gallons of water, and supplies 10.4 million gallons a day to the Crosstown Water Treatment Plant.[1]
The lake is managed by Fayette County and is governed by the 2016 Fayette County Reservoir Management Plan. It is located on the west side of Peachtree City, sharing a border with Coweta County. Recreational fishing is allowed with a license, but swimming is prohibited.[2] Lake McIntosh is a manmade lake formed by a portion of Line Creek along with other smaller channels of water flowing into it.[3]
The lake site was initially identified by Peachtree City developers in 1962. The land was purchased by Fayette County in the 1970s. It was in 1981 that the required 404 permit was submitted and then withdrawn over various state and environmental concerns. The permit was re-submitted in 1998 and won approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in July 2007. And in 2009 the Safe Dams program approved the project.[4]