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===Features=== The county's three major lakes were created in the early 20th century by [[Georgia Power]] for hydroelectric power generation. The three lakes today provide recreation as well as power generation: [[Lake Burton (Georgia)|Lake Burton]] covers {{convert|11.23|km2|acre}} or 4.33 sq mi and has {{convert|100|km|mi}} of shoreline, [[Lake Rabun]] covers {{convert|3.38|km2|acre}} and has {{convert|40|km|mi}} of shoreline, and [[Lake Seed]] covers {{convert|0.97|km2|acre}} and has {{convert|21|km|mi}} of shoreline.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Northeast Georgia Lakes |work=North Georgia Internet Magazine |url=http://georgiamagazine.com/outdoors/lakes/ng-lakes/lakes.htm |access-date=February 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118125453/http://georgiamagazine.com/outdoors/lakes/ng-lakes/lakes.htm |archive-date=January 18, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county also boasts a large number of [[trout]] [[streams]], including the [[Tallulah River]] and its [[tributaries]], [[Coleman River]] and Charlies Creek. The [[Eastern Continental Divide]] runs through the county, roughly from southwest to northeast, also representing a portion of the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]]. The county's eastern border with [[South Carolina]] is formed by the [[Chattooga River]], the largest [[tributary]] of the [[Tugaloo River]] and then [[Savannah River]] (which forms the rest of the border of the two states). The north-central portion of Rabun County is in the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Little Tennessee River]], which flows northward from Mountain City. The high [[elevation]] along the divide gives Rabun County the most [[snow]] of any in [[list of counties in Georgia|county in Georgia]]. This also gives it mild weather throughout the warmer months of the year, leading to the county's slogan, ''Where Spring Spends the Summer''. Rabun County is the only county in Georgia with three state parks: Black Rock Mountain, Moccasin Creek, and Tallulah Gorge. ====Mountains==== Mountains dominate the topography of Rabun County. The [[Eastern Continental Divide]] provides Rabun County with the second and third highest peaks in Georgia: [[Rabun Bald]] at {{convert|4696|ft|m}} and [[Dick's Knob]] at {{convert|4620|ft|m}}. The county has eight peaks that are higher than {{convert|4000|ft|m}} and over 60 peaks that are between 3,000 and {{convert|4000|ft|m}}. :''*For more information, see: [[List of Summits and Ridges in Rabun County, Georgia|List of Summits and Ridges in Rabun County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'' [[Image:HolcombCreekFalls.jpg|thumb|right|150px|120-foot Holcomb Creek Falls]] ====Waterfalls==== Rabun County has a number of picturesque [[Waterfalls of North Georgia#Rabun County|waterfalls]], many of which are easily reached by relatively short trails. Among the favorites of visitors to the county are [[Dick's Creek Falls]], [[Holcomb Creek Falls]] and [[Minnehaha Falls, Georgia|Minnehaha Falls]]. ====Hiking trails==== The county has numerous hiking trails. Most notably, a portion of the [[Appalachian Trail]] winds through the county and the county is home to a {{convert|37|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the [[Bartram Trail]].
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