The lake is located approximately 11 miles from the city of Ludowici. Water flows from the lake into a tributary of the Altamaha River. The point where that short tributary flows into the Altamaha is known as Old Hell Bight.
Etymologyedit
Timber Raft 1880
There are a number of possible origins for the name. One suggests that it refers to the adjacent great "hellish" swamp. But the more likely source is thought to be from a time in Georgia history when timber rafts where a common sight on the Altamaha River.[3] It would be a "riverman's moniker" referencing the Bight as a particularly troublesome bend in the river, with associated dangerous currents, where a pilot and crew might lose "their wages, their timber, and occasionally their lives".[3][4] So it is most likely that Old Hell Bight was named first, then influenced the naming of the adjacent lake.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Hell Lake
^ abDelma E. Presley (June 4, 2013). "Rafting Folklore". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^John H. Goff (1 December 2007). Placenames of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. pp. 403–404. ISBN978-0-8203-3129-4.
January 01, 1970
hell, lake, body, water, long, county, georgia, united, states, occurring, elevation, roughly, feet, above, mean, level, show, georgiashow, united, stateslocationlong, county, georgiacoordinates31, 55639, 68833, 55639, 68833basin, countriesunited, states, cont. Old Hell Lake is a body of water in Long County Georgia United States occurring at an elevation of roughly 15 feet above mean sea level 1 2 Old Hell LakeOld Hell LakeShow map of GeorgiaOld Hell LakeShow map of the United StatesLocationLong County GeorgiaCoordinates31 33 23 N 081 41 18 W 31 55639 N 81 68833 W 31 55639 81 68833Basin countriesUnited States Contents 1 Location 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 ReferencesLocation editThe lake is located approximately 11 miles from the city of Ludowici Water flows from the lake into a tributary of the Altamaha River The point where that short tributary flows into the Altamaha is known as Old Hell Bight Etymology edit nbsp Timber Raft 1880 There are a number of possible origins for the name One suggests that it refers to the adjacent great hellish swamp But the more likely source is thought to be from a time in Georgia history when timber rafts where a common sight on the Altamaha River 3 It would be a riverman s moniker referencing the Bight as a particularly troublesome bend in the river with associated dangerous currents where a pilot and crew might lose their wages their timber and occasionally their lives 3 4 So it is most likely that Old Hell Bight was named first then influenced the naming of the adjacent lake See also editAltamaha RiverReferences edit Map of Long County Georgia PDF U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Old Hell Lake a b Delma E Presley June 4 2013 Rafting Folklore New Georgia Encyclopedia Retrieved 25 June 2020 John H Goff 1 December 2007 Placenames of Georgia University of Georgia Press pp 403 404 ISBN 978 0 8203 3129 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Hell Lake amp oldid 1063399875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
