▁Warner ▁Rob ins , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁central ▁Houston ▁County , ▁Georgia ▁on ▁M oss y ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Near by ▁community ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁Houston ▁Lake ▁has ▁been ▁populated ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 0 0 s . ▁The ▁first ▁dam ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁provide ▁water ▁power ▁for ▁mill ing ▁operations . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 - acre ▁lake ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁recre ation ▁with ▁an ▁ear then ▁dam . ▁Upper ▁class ▁private ▁homes , ▁a ▁country ▁club , ▁and ▁a ▁golf ▁club ▁were ▁constructed ▁around ▁the ▁lake ▁in ▁later ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁These ▁develop ments ▁cut ▁off ▁public ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁lake ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Alberto ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁came ▁ash ore ▁near ▁Dest in , ▁Florida . ▁The ▁storm ▁then ▁dr ift ed ▁into ▁central ▁Georgia ▁and ▁st alled ▁for ▁days ▁before ▁dr ifting ▁west ward ▁into ▁Alabama ▁and ▁diss ip ating . ▁Se vere ▁flo oding ▁occurred ▁throughout ▁central ▁Georgia . ▁Near by ▁Ma con , ▁Georgia ▁set ▁a ▁single ▁day ▁ra inf all ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 2 5 ▁inches . ▁At ▁Perry , ▁Georgia , ▁the ▁closest ▁g aging ▁station ▁to ▁Houston ▁Lake , ▁the ▁former ▁records ▁for ▁flo od ▁height ▁and