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North Highlands Dam is a structure on the Chattahoochee River at the northern edge of the Columbus, Georgia, United States. It is approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north of 9th Avenue in downtown Columbus. [1] The dam was built in 1899 to provide power for the former Bibb City Mill. It was one of the first large dams constructed in the South. [2]
Hartwell Dam is a concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and earthen structure spans 15,840 feet (4,828 m).
Harriet Strong made a study about the shortage of water, including the control of floodwaters and water storage. She advocated source conservation as a flood remedy, proposing a succession of dams in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River to conserve the water for irrigation purposes and the generation of electricity. On Dec. 6, 1887, she was ...
Timber crib dams were erected of heavy timbers or dressed logs in the manner of a log house and the interior filled with earth or rubble. The heavy crib structure supported the dam's face and the weight of the water. Splash dams were timber crib dams used to help float logs downstream in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Pages in category "Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Debby is a billion-dollar catastrophe with dams failed, 75 people rescued in Georgia. Kala Hunter. August 16, 2024 at 11:18 AM. ... Seventy-five rescues were made on Aug. 6, according to Dal ...
Hydroelectric power stations in Georgia (country) (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Dams in Georgia (country)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The removal of the four dams, which were built without tribes’ consent between 1912 and the 1960s, has cleared the way for California to return more than 2,800 acres of ancestral land to the ...