Lake Georgia Pacific

The Georgia-Pacific Corporation created the 1,800-acre Lake Georgia Pacific, with the Saline River as its chief source of supply, to provide water for three paper mills in nearby Crossett (Ashley County).

Two men canoeing in lake beyond post and cable water fence and driftwood near highway

Photo by Ernie Deane, courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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