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

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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.

Completed removals

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Dam[1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
Gray's Landing Dam 19 ft (5.8 m) Toombs County
31°58′07″N 82°25′52″W / 31.9686°N 82.4311°W / 31.9686; -82.4311 (Gray's Landing Dam) 		Horn Creek Altamaha River Dam built for recreation.
Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77 56 ft (17 m) 2018 Gordon County
34°31′33″N 84°41′51″W / 34.5258°N 84.6974°W / 34.5258; -84.6974 (Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77) 		Lick Creek Coosa River Flood control dam.
Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank 2008 Heard County
33°12′11″N 85°13′49″W / 33.203°N 85.2304°W / 33.203; -85.2304 (Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank) 		Little Wehadkee Creek Chattahoochee River Farm pond dam.
Hogansville Mitigation Bank 2007 Troup County
33°12′04″N 84°54′58″W / 33.201°N 84.9161°W / 33.201; -84.9161 (Hogansville Mitigation Bank) 		Tributary to Yellowjack Creek Farm pond dam.
Eagle & Phenix Dam 17 ft (5.2 m) 2012 Columbus
32°28′11″N 84°59′51″W / 32.4698°N 84.9976°W / 32.4698; -84.9976 (Eagle & Phenix Dam) 		Chattahoochee River [2]
City Mills Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2013 Columbus
32°28′48″N 84°59′40″W / 32.4801°N 84.9944°W / 32.4801; -84.9944 (City Mills Dam)
Unnamed dam 2019 Marion County
32°31′12″N 84°34′37″W / 32.5201°N 84.577°W / 32.5201; -84.577 		Tributary to Juniper Creek Dam built for recreation.
Estimated Dam 1729 2019 Marion County
32°31′19″N 84°34′39″W / 32.5219°N 84.5774°W / 32.5219; -84.5774 (Estimated Dam 1729) 		Tributary to Juniper Creek Dam built for recreation.
Estimated Dam 1727 2019 Marion County
32°24′26″N 84°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″N 84°01′15″W / 34.5179°N 84.0209°W / 34.5179; -84.0209 (Oklahoma Avenue Mitigation Bank) 		Crooked Creek Farm pond dam.
Soque River Mitigation Bank 2012 Habersham County
34°37′37″N 83°31′44″W / 34.6269°N 83.5288°W / 34.6269; -83.5288 (Soque River Mitigation Bank) 		Tributary to Soque River Farm pond dam owned by Soque River Conservation.
Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank 8 ft (2.4 m) 2008 White County
34°30′59″N 83°49′39″W / 34.5165°N 83.8274°W / 34.5165; -83.8274 (Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank) 		West Fork Little River Farm pond dam.
Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam) 1965 DeKalb County
33°48′20″N 84°18′13″W / 33.8055°N 84.3037°W / 33.8055; -84.3037 (Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam)) 		Burnt Fork Creek Flour mill dam owned by DeKalb County.
Millers Millpond Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) Burke County
33°13′02″N 81°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″N 82°13′26″W / 33.198°N 82.2239°W / 33.198; -82.2239 (Brushy Creek Mitigation Bank (Double D Ranch Lake Dam)) 		Brushy Creek Farm pond dam owned by The Savannah River Group.
East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank 2008 Upson County
32°51′27″N 84°15′06″W / 32.8575°N 84.2518°W / 32.8575; -84.2518 (East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank) 		East Swift Creek Flint River Farm pond dam.
Lamberth Lake Dam Fayette County
33°25′26″N 84°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″N 84°13′20″W / 32.6539°N 84.2221°W / 32.6539; -84.2221 (Carl Neisler Lake Dam) 		Little Patsiliga Creek Dam built for agriculture.
Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank 2018 Mitchell County
31°05′46″N 84°04′43″W / 31.0961°N 84.0785°W / 31.0961; -84.0785 (Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank) 		Pond Creek Ochlockonee River Farm pond dam owned by the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust.
Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank 2009 Butts County
33°13′43″N 83°52′00″W / 33.2286°N 83.8668°W / 33.2286; -83.8668 (Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank) 		Little Sandy Creek Ocmulgee River Farm pond dam.
Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam) 30 ft (9.1 m) 2009 Butts County
33°13′42″N 83°52′02″W / 33.2283°N 83.8673°W / 33.2283; -83.8673 (Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam)) 		Agricultural dams.
Riyadh Lake Dam #2 (Middle Dam) 33 ft (10 m) 2009 Butts County
33°13′45″N 83°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″N 83°22′28″W / 33.9793°N 83.3744°W / 33.9793; -83.3744 (Athens Waterworks Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Sandy Creek Oconee River Water supply dam.
White Dam 14.5 ft (4.4 m) 2018 Athens
33°52′39″N 83°21′05″W / 33.8776°N 83.3514°W / 33.8776; -83.3514 (White Dam) 		Middle Oconee River Hydropower dam owned by the University of Georgia.
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Planned and proposed removals

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Dam Expected year Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
Langdale Dam Harris County
32°48′56″N 85°09′55″W / 32.8156°N 85.1653°W / 32.8156; -85.1653 (Langdale Dam) 		Chatahoochee River Chatahoochee River In 2018, Georgia Power filed to decommission and remove the outdated hydroelectric dams.[3]
Crow Hop Dam Harris County
32°48′01″N 85°09′10″W / 32.8003°N 85.1529°W / 32.8003; -85.1529 (Crow Hop Dam)
Riverview Dam Harris County
32°47′34″N 85°08′35″W / 32.7928°N 85.1431°W / 32.7928; -85.1431 (Riverview Dam)
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References

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