List of dam removals in Georgia (U.S. state)

The City Mills Dam on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, removed in 2013

This is a list of dams in Georgia that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Removals by watershed

Chattahoochee River

Two major dams have been removed from the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia, on the border with Alabama. The Eagle & Phenix Dam was demolished in 2012 and the City Mills Dam in 2013. The removals made way for a whitewater kayaking course. ^[1]

Proposed removals

In 2018, Georgia Power filed to decommission and remove three additional outdated hydroelectric dams on the Chattahoochee: Langdale Dam, Crow Hop Dam, and Riverview Dam. ^[2]

Completed removals

Dam [3]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed
Gray's Landing Dam	19 ft (5.8 m)		Toombs County 31°58′07″N82°25′52″W / 31.9686°N 82.4311°W / 31.9686; -82.4311 (Gray's Landing Dam)	Horn Creek	Altamaha River
Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77	56 ft (17 m)	2018	Gordon County 34°31′33″N84°41′51″W / 34.5258°N 84.6974°W / 34.5258; -84.6974 (Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77)	Lick Creek	Coosa River
Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank		2008	Heard County 33°12′11″N85°13′49″W / 33.203°N 85.2304°W / 33.203; -85.2304 (Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank)	Little Wehadkee Creek	Chattahoochee River
Hogansville Mitigation Bank		2007	Troup County 33°12′04″N84°54′58″W / 33.201°N 84.9161°W / 33.201; -84.9161 (Hogansville Mitigation Bank)	Tributary to Yellowjack Creek
Eagle & Phenix Dam [1]	17 ft (5.2 m)	2012	Columbus 32°28′11″N84°59′51″W / 32.4698°N 84.9976°W / 32.4698; -84.9976 (Eagle & Phenix Dam)	Chattahoochee River
City Mills Dam [1]	10 ft (3.0 m)	2013	Columbus 32°28′48″N84°59′40″W / 32.4801°N 84.9944°W / 32.4801; -84.9944 (City Mills Dam)
Unnamed dam		2019	Marion County 32°31′12″N84°34′37″W / 32.5201°N 84.577°W / 32.5201; -84.577	Tributary to Juniper Creek
Estimated Dam 1729		2019	Marion County 32°31′19″N84°34′39″W / 32.5219°N 84.5774°W / 32.5219; -84.5774 (Estimated Dam 1729)	Tributary to Juniper Creek
Estimated Dam 1727		2019	Marion County 32°24′26″N84°39′07″W / 32.4073°N 84.6519°W / 32.4073; -84.6519 (Estimated Dam 1727)	Tributary to Pine Knot Creek
Oklahoma Avenue Mitigation Bank		2008	Lumpkin County 34°31′04″N84°01′15″W / 34.5179°N 84.0209°W / 34.5179; -84.0209 (Oklahoma Avenue Mitigation Bank)	Crooked Creek
Soque River Mitigation Bank		2012	Habersham County 34°37′37″N83°31′44″W / 34.6269°N 83.5288°W / 34.6269; -83.5288 (Soque River Mitigation Bank)	Tributary to Soque River
Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank	8 ft (2.4 m)	2008	White County 34°30′59″N83°49′39″W / 34.5165°N 83.8274°W / 34.5165; -83.8274 (Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank)	West Fork Little River
Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam)		1965	DeKalb County 33°48′20″N84°18′13″W / 33.8055°N 84.3037°W / 33.8055; -84.3037 (Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam))	Burnt Fork Creek
Millers Millpond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)		Burke County 33°13′02″N81°52′34″W / 33.2173°N 81.8762°W / 33.2173; -81.8762 (Millers Millpond Dam)	Boggy Gut Creek	Savannah River
Brushy Creek Mitigation Bank (Double D Ranch Lake Dam)		2007	Burke County 33°11′53″N82°13′26″W / 33.198°N 82.2239°W / 33.198; -82.2239 (Brushy Creek Mitigation Bank (Double D Ranch Lake Dam))	Brushy Creek
East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank		2008	Upson County 32°51′27″N84°15′06″W / 32.8575°N 84.2518°W / 32.8575; -84.2518 (East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank)	East Swift Creek	Flint River
Lamberth Lake Dam			Fayette County 33°25′26″N84°27′01″W / 33.4239°N 84.4503°W / 33.4239; -84.4503 (Lamberth Lake Dam)	Tributary to Perry Creek
Carl Neisler Lake Dam	16 ft (4.9 m)		Taylor County 32°39′14″N84°13′20″W / 32.6539°N 84.2221°W / 32.6539; -84.2221 (Carl Neisler Lake Dam)	Little Patsiliga Creek
Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank		2018	Mitchell County 31°05′46″N84°04′43″W / 31.0961°N 84.0785°W / 31.0961; -84.0785 (Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank)	Pond Creek	Ochlockonee River
Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank		2009	Butts County 33°13′43″N83°52′00″W / 33.2286°N 83.8668°W / 33.2286; -83.8668 (Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank)	Little Sandy Creek	Ocmulgee River
Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam)	30 ft (9.1 m)	2009	Butts County 33°13′42″N83°52′02″W / 33.2283°N 83.8673°W / 33.2283; -83.8673 (Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam))
Riyadh Lake Dam #2 (Middle Dam)	33 ft (10 m)	2009	Butts County 33°13′45″N83°51′50″W / 33.2293°N 83.8639°W / 33.2293; -83.8639 (Riyadh Lake Dam #2 (Middle Dam))
Athens Waterworks Pond Dam	44 ft (13 m)	2019	Athens 33°58′45″N83°22′28″W / 33.9793°N 83.3744°W / 33.9793; -83.3744 (Athens Waterworks Pond Dam)	Tributary to Sandy Creek	Oconee River
White Dam	14.5 ft (4.4 m)	2018	Athens 33°52′39″N83°21′05″W / 33.8776°N 83.3514°W / 33.8776; -83.3514 (White Dam)	Middle Oconee River

Planned and proposed removals

Dam	Expected year	Location	Watercourse	Watershed
Langdale Dam		Harris County 32°48′56″N85°09′55″W / 32.8156°N 85.1653°W / 32.8156; -85.1653 (Langdale Dam)	Chatahoochee River	Chatahoochee River
Crow Hop Dam		Harris County 32°48′01″N85°09′10″W / 32.8003°N 85.1529°W / 32.8003; -85.1529 (Crow Hop Dam)
Riverview Dam		Harris County 32°47′34″N85°08′35″W / 32.7928°N 85.1431°W / 32.7928; -85.1431 (Riverview Dam)

References

1. Chitwood, Tim; Stevens, Tiffany (March 12, 2013). "UPDATE: City Mills dam blast bigger than Eagle & Phenix". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
2. Trahan, Cole (February 19, 2022). "Georgia Power looks to remove dams along the Chattahoochee". Valley Times-News. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
3. Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 . Retrieved August 25, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Removed dams in Georgia (U.S. state) at Wikimedia Commons