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Bull Sluice Lake is a small lake located along the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia, in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It is 673 acres (2.72 km²), and is held back by Morgan Falls Dam. Besides the hydroelectric power produced by the dam, the lake's primary use is recreation, including fishing and rowing. It also now helps to buffer releases by Buford Dam, from the much larger (by 500 times) Lake Lanier, 36 miles (58 km) or 58 kilometers upstream.
Bull Sluice Lake is created by Morgan Falls Dam, a small hydroelectric dam located along the Chattahoochee River at the southern end of Roswell, Georgia, in north metro Atlanta. Originally constructed in 1904 by Georgia Power to provide electricity for Atlanta's streetcars, it now provides enough power for about 4400 homes. It is 1031 feet or 314 meters long, and 56 feet or 17 meters tall. The dam's current license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was issued in March of 1959, and expires in February 2009. Georgia Power has begun the required impact studies for re-licensing of the dam, which will be for 30 or 50 years.
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