Lake Oliver, Columbus

#57 among attractions in Columbus

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Lake Oliver is a 2,150-acre reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam. The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power. ()

Maximum depth: 50 ftCoordinates: 32°30'58"N, 84°59'56"W

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Columbus United States

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Lake Oliver – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peachtree Mall, Columbus Park Crossing, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Springer Opera House.

3.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Peachtree Mall, Columbus
88 min walk • Peachtree Mall is a shopping mall in Columbus, Georgia. After the closing and demolition of Columbus Square Mall in the early 2000s, Peachtree Mall is the only enclosed shopping center in the city.
3.8 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Columbus Park Crossing, Columbus
97 min walk • Columbus Park Crossing is an outdoor center featuring shopping and dining on the north side of Columbus, Georgia, United States.
3.6 miS
Music and shows, Theater, Nightlife
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus
92 min walk • The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts is a modern performance space in Downtown Columbus, Georgia, United States.
3.5 miS
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Opera
Springer Opera House, Columbus
91 min walk • The Springer Opera House is a historic theater at 103 Tenth Street in Downtown Columbus, Georgia. First opened February 21, 1871, the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season, a designation made permanent by the 1992 state legislature.
3.1 miS
Church
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, Columbus
79 min walk • Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church South in Columbus, Georgia is a historic church built in 1873. It is one of the oldest buildings on Broadway and is as the only Greek Revival church building surviving in Columbus.
2.8 miS
Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, Columbus
72 min walk • The Old City Cemetery, also known as Linwood Cemetery, is a 28.7-acre cemetery on what is now Linwood Boulevard, in Columbus, Georgia. It dates from 1828, when the town of Columbus was founded, or before. It appears in surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas's original plan for the city.
3.2 miS
Dam
Eagle & Phenix Dam, Columbus
82 min walk • The Eagle and Phenix Dam was a stone dam on the Chattahoochee River, in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The dam was built in 1882 to power the Eagle and Phenix Textile Mill. It was located just south of the 13th Street Bridge which connects Columbus to Phenix City, Alabama.
2.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District, Columbus
62 min walk • The Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District encompasses one of the most significant assemblages of 19th-century waterpowered mill technology in the American South.
1.2 miS
Lake, Dam
North Highlands Dam, Columbus
31 min walk • North Highlands Dam is a structure on the Chattahoochee River at the northern edge of the Columbus, Georgia, United States. It is approximately 4.2 miles north of 9th Avenue in downtown Columbus.
2.8 miS
Victorian architecture
Building at 1619 Third Avenue, Columbus
71 min walk • The Building at 1619 Third Avenue in Columbus, Georgia is a Victorian shotgun cottage built around 1889 which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was home to lower to middle income black workers in Columbus. By 1896 it was home to George W. Walls, a dyer for Eagle and Phenix Mills.
3 miS
Event space
Garrett-Bullock House, Columbus
78 min walk • The Garrett-Bullock House is a historic Queen Anne-style house in Columbus, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.