In 1927 the Jackson Bluff Dam was constructed on the Ochlockonee River to produce hydroelectric power.

[2] In 2017, Tallahassee announced they would not be renewing their lease when it expired in 2022, choosing instead to focus on solar power.

[6] On August 18, 1962, the lake was the site of a tragedy when 17 children and one adult drowned in the capsizing of a boat while they were on an outing.

The lake's shoreline measures more than 40 miles (64 km), and considerably more if one includes all of the nooks and crannies of the numerous inlets.

The abundance of dead trees and stumps scattered about are reminders of the rich floodplain forest that once covered the area before the lake was formed.

Lake Talquin has largemouth and striped bass, crappie, bream, pickerel (commonly called "jack"), gar, catfish, and bowfin.