Eagle & Phenix Dam
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| name = Eagle and Phenix Dam (1882-2012)
| image = Eagleandphenixdam.JPG
| caption = Eagle and Phenix Dam prior to its 2012 breaching
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| location = Columbus, Georgia / Phenix City, Alabama, US
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| inflow = Chattahoochee River
| outflow = Chattahoochee River
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| area = {{convert|45|acre|ha}}
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| elevation = {{convert|206.7|ft|abbr=on}}
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The Eagle and Phenix Dam was a stone dam on the Chattahoochee River, in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The dam was built in 1882 to power the Eagle and Phenix Textile Mill.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chattahoocheeheritage.org/2013/04/river-rising-columbus-whitewater/ |title=Chattahoochee Heritage Project |access-date= September 14, 2016 |publisher=Auburn University}} It was located just south of the 13th Street Bridge connecting Columbus to Phenix City, Alabama. The dam produced a {{convert|45|acre|ha|adj=on}} run of the river reservoir that extended approximately {{convert|1|mi}} upstream.
The Eagle and Phenix Dam site is now owned by the City of Columbus. The dam was breached during March 2012 in order to restore natural flowing conditions. This was to create an urban whitewater park along the river.
See also
References
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External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Columbus, Muscogee County, GA:
- {{HAER |survey=GA-22 |id=ga0267 |title=Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee |photos=23 |dwgs=2 |data=42 |link=no}}
- {{HAER |survey=GA-30 |id=ga0292 |title=Eagle & Phenix Mills |photos=66 |color=2 |dwgs=4 |data=66 |cap=1 |link=no}}
- {{HAER |survey=GA-30-A |id=ga1107 |title=Eagle & Phenix Mills, Dam |photos=29 |dwgs=4 |cap=4 |link=no}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Columbus, Georgia
Category:Buildings and structures in Muscogee County, Georgia
Category:Buildings and structures in Russell County, Alabama
Category:Dams completed in 1882
Category:Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state)
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