"Is the Buford Dam considered to be in Gwinnett County? If so, how come we have the dam but very little of the actual lake?" The Buford Dam — which was built in the '40s and '50s to plug up the ...

This year, residents of the tucked-away Gwinnett County city can celebrate their second Independence Day over a full lake. When the dam was rebuilt, safeguards were installed to prevent flooding ...