Lake Martin Boat Ramps

11 boat launches are mapped on Lake Martin in Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, Coosa County, Alabama.

Lake Martin facts

Surface area40,187 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Martin Lake)
Average depthabout 40 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 351.9 miles
Surface elevation489 ft above sea level
DamMartin, completed 1926
Dam size168 ft high, 2,000 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric, Recreation, Water Supply, Flood Risk Reduction
Dam ownerAlabama Power Company (Public Utility)
Normal storage1,622,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamTallapoosa River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID AL01425). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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