List of dam removals in Georgia (U.S. state)
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File:Citymillsdam2.JPG 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.
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Completed removals
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! Dam{{cite journal |title=American Rivers Dam Removal Database |url=https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/American_Rivers_Dam_Removal_Database/5234068 |website=Figshare |publisher=American Rivers |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=13 February 2023|doi=10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 |last1=Rivers |first1=American }} !! Height !! Year removed !! Location !! Watercourse !! Watershed !! Notes |
| Gray's Landing Dam
| {{cvt|19|ft}} | | Toombs County |
| 82.4311|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Gray's Landing Dam}}}}
| Dam built for recreation. |
| Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77
| {{cvt|56|ft}} | 2018 | Gordon County |
| 84.6974|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Sallacoa Creek Watershed Dam #77}}}}
| Flood control dam. |
| Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank
| | 2008 | Heard County |
| 85.2304|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Wehadkee Farms Mitigation Bank}}}}
|rowspan=11| Chattahoochee River | Farm pond dam. |
| Hogansville Mitigation Bank
| | 2007 | Troup County |
| 84.9161|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Hogansville Mitigation Bank}}}}
| Tributary to Yellowjack Creek | Farm pond dam. |
| Eagle & Phenix Dam
| {{cvt|17|ft}} | 2012 | Columbus |
| 84.9976|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Eagle & Phenix Dam}}}}
|rowspan=2| Chattahoochee River |
| City Mills Dam
| {{cvt|10|ft}} | 2013 | Columbus |
| 84.9944|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=City Mills Dam}}}} |
| Unnamed dam
| | 2019 | Marion County |
| 84.577|type:landmark_region:US-GA}}}}
| Tributary to Juniper Creek | Dam built for recreation. |
| Estimated Dam 1729
| | 2019 | Marion County |
| 84.5774|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Estimated Dam 1729}}}}
| Tributary to Juniper Creek | Dam built for recreation. |
| Estimated Dam 1727
| | 2019 | Marion County |
| 84.6519|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Estimated Dam 1727}}}}
| Tributary to Pine Knot Creek | |
| Oklahoma Avenue Mitigation Bank
| | 2008 | Lumpkin County |
| 84.0209|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Oklahoma Avenue Mitigation Bank}}}}
| Farm pond dam. |
| Soque River Mitigation Bank
| | 2012 | Habersham County |
| 83.5288|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Soque River Mitigation Bank}}}}
| Tributary to Soque River | Farm pond dam owned by Soque River Conservation. |
| Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank
| {{cvt|8|ft}} | 2008 | White County |
| 83.8274|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Wauka Mountain Mitigation Bank}}}}
| Farm pond dam. |
| Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam)
| | 1965 | DeKalb County |
| 84.3037|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Decatur Waterworks Dam (Mason Mill Dam)}}}}
| Flour mill dam owned by DeKalb County. |
| Millers Millpond Dam
| {{cvt|12|ft}} | | Burke County |
| 81.8762|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Millers Millpond Dam}}}}
|rowspan=2| Savannah River | |
| Brushy Creek Mitigation Bank (Double D Ranch Lake Dam)
| | 2007 | Burke County |
| 82.2239|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Brushy Creek Mitigation Bank (Double D Ranch Lake Dam)}}}}
| Farm pond dam owned by The Savannah River Group. |
| East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank
| | 2008 | Upson County |
| 84.2518|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=East Swift Creek Mitigation Bank}}}}
|rowspan=3| Flint River | Farm pond dam. |
| Lamberth Lake Dam
| | | Fayette County |
| 84.4503|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Lamberth Lake Dam}}}}
| Tributary to Perry Creek | |
| Carl Neisler Lake Dam
| {{cvt|16|ft}} | | Taylor County |
| 84.2221|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Carl Neisler Lake Dam}}}}
| Dam built for agriculture. |
| Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank
| | 2018 | Mitchell County |
| 84.0785|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Jackson Farms Mitigation Bank}}}}
| Farm pond dam owned by the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust. |
| Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank
| | 2009 | Butts County |
| 83.8668|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Little Sandy Creek Mitigation Bank}}}}
|rowspan=3| Little Sandy Creek |rowspan=3| Ocmulgee River | Farm pond dam. |
| Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam)
| {{cvt|30|ft}} | 2009 | Butts County |
| 83.8673|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Riyadh Lake Dam #1 (West Dam)}}}}
|rowspan=2| Agricultural dams. |
| Riyadh Lake Dam #2 (Middle Dam)
| {{cvt|33|ft}} | 2009 | Butts County |
| 83.8639|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Riyadh Lake Dam #2 (Middle Dam)}}}} |
| Athens Waterworks Pond Dam
| {{cvt|44|ft}} | 2019 | Athens |
| 83.3744|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=Athens Waterworks Pond Dam}}}}
| Tributary to Sandy Creek |rowspan=2| Oconee River | Water supply dam. |
| White Dam
| {{cvt|14.5|ft}} | 2018 | Athens |
| 83.3514|type:landmark_region:US-GA|name=White Dam}}}}
| 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 |rowspan=3| Chatahoochee River |rowspan=3| Chatahoochee River |rowspan=3| In 2018, Georgia Power filed to decommission and remove the outdated hydroelectric dams.{{cite news |last1=Trahan |first1=Cole |title=Georgia Power looks to remove dams along the Chattahoochee |url=https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2022/02/georgia-power-looks-to-remove-dams-along-the-chattahoochee/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |work=Valley Times-News |date=19 February 2022 |language=en}} |
| Crow Hop Dam
| | Harris County |
| Riverview Dam
| | Harris County |
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References
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External links
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