City Mills Dam
City Mills Dam was a dam on the Chattahoochee River, between Downtown Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. The dam was built in 1907 to power the City Mills grist mill. Previously, a wooden dam dating to 1828 had existed at the site. The dam impounded a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) run of the river reservoir of approximately 110 acres (0.45 km2).
| City Mills Dam (1907–2013) | |
|---|---|
 City Mills Dam | |
| Location | Columbus, Georgia / Phenix City, Alabama, United States |
| Coordinates | 32.480°N 84.994°W |
| Opening date | 1907 |
| Demolition date | 2013 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Chattahoochee River |
| Elevation at crest | 252 ft (77 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Surface area | 110 acres (45 ha) |
The City of Columbus, Georgia, breached the dam on March 12, 2013, to create an urban whitewater area on the river.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Columbus, Muscogee County, GA:
- HAER No. GA-22, "Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee", 23 photos, 2 measured drawings, 42 data pages
- HAER No. GA-25, "City Mills Company", 36 photos, 3 measured drawings, 33 data pages
- HAER No. GA-25-A, "City Mills Company, Dam", 19 photos, 3 measured drawings, 3 photo caption pages
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