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Wind Creek State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located ___MASK92___ ___MASK80___ Alexander City , ___MASK22___ , on the western side ___MASK80___ Lake Martin , a reservoir on the Tallapoosa River . The state park occupies and is managed by the ___MASK22___ Department ___MASK80___ Conservation and Natural Resources . The ___MASK22___ Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ( ADCNR ) is the state agency responsible for the conservation and management of ___MASK22___ ' s natural resources including state parks , state lands , wildlife and aquatic resources . ADCNR also issues hunting and fishing licenses for the state . The department promotes wise stewardship and enjoyment of the state  s natural resources through five divisions : Marine Police , Marine Resources , State Lands , State Parks and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries . Supporting those divisions are seven support sections : Accounting , Diversity and Recruiting , Engineering , Information and Education , Information Technology , Legal , and Personnel and Payroll . Alexander City , known to locals as " Alex City ", is a city in ___MASK71___ , ___MASK22___ , United States , with a population of some 14 , 875 . It is known for Lake ___MASK90___ with its of wooded shoreline and of crystal clear water . Lake ___MASK90___ stands on the Tallapoosa River and offers boating , swimming , fishing , golfing , and camping . Many neighborhoods and luxury homes are located on the lake . A reservoir ( etymology : from French " réservoir " a " storehouse " ) is a storage space for fluids . These fluids may be water , hydrocarbons or gas . A reservoir usually means an enlarged natural or artificial lake , storage pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store water . Reservoirs can be created by controlling a stream that drains an existing body ___MASK80___ water . They can also be constructed in river valleys using a dam . Alternately , a reservoir can be built by excavating flat ground and / or constructing retaining walls and levees . State or provincial parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub - national level within those nations which use " state " or " province " as a political subdivision . State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account ___MASK80___ its natural beauty , historic interest , or recreational potential . There are state parks under the administration ___MASK80___ the government ___MASK80___ each U . S . state , and ___MASK80___ some the Mexican states . The term is also used in the Australian state ___MASK80___ Victoria . The Canadian equivalent term is provincial park . Similar systems ___MASK80___ local government maintained parks exist in other countries , but the terminology varies . ___MASK22___ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered by Tennessee to the north , Georgia to the east , Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south , and Mississippi to the west . ___MASK22___ is the 30th - most extensive and the 24th - most populous of the U . S . states . At nearly , ___MASK22___ has one of the nation ' s longest navigable inland waterways . State Route 128 ( SR - 128 ) is a one - mile ( 1 . 6 km ) long route in ___MASK71___ . The route ' s western terminus is at a junction with State Route 63 . The route ends one mile ( 1 . 6 km ) later at the entrance to Wind Creek State Park along Lake Martin . The Tallapoosa ___MASK69___ runs from the southern end ___MASK80___ the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia , United States , southward and westward into ___MASK22___ . It is formed by the confluence ___MASK80___ McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County , Georgia . Lake Martin at Alexander City , ___MASK22___ is a large and popular water recreation area formed by a dam on the river . The Tallapoosa joins the Coosa ___MASK69___ about northeast ___MASK80___ Montgomery near Wetumpka ( in Elmore County ) to form the ___MASK22___ ___MASK69___ . Lake ___MASK90___ is located in Tallapoosa , ___MASK72___ and Coosa counties in ___MASK22___ . It is a 44 , 000 - acre ( 178 km² ) lake with over 750 miles ( 1 , 200 km ) of wooded shoreline . Lake ___MASK90___ is a reservoir , formed by the construction of ___MASK90___ Dam on the Tallapoosa River . The ___MASK90___ Dam powerhouse is used to generate hydroelectric power for the ___MASK22___ Power Company . Construction on ___MASK90___ Dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1926 , creating what was at that time the largest man - made body of water in the world . Originally known as Cherokee Bluffs for the geological formation upon which it was built , the dam was renamed in 1936 in honor of Thomas ___MASK90___ , the then - president of ___MASK22___ Power Company . ___MASK22___ Power and Russell Lands own the majority of the shoreline .