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Located at river mile 187.4, the lock and dam was authorized by the 1930 and 1935 Rivers and Harbors Acts to facilitate commercial navigation on the upper reaches of the Savannah River. The structure was completed in 1937.
Through the building of several locks and dams in the first half of the 20th century (such as the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, completed in 1937 during the Great Depression), and upstream reservoirs like Lake Hartwell, the Savannah River was once navigable by freight barges between Augusta, Georgia (on the Fall Line) and the Atlantic Ocean ...
Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1985 for the purposes of flood control , hydroelectricity , recreation , additional stream flow ...
North Augusta approves $950,000 for new boat dock, overlook along Savannah River. Gannett. Miguel Legoas, Augusta Chronicle. November 20, 2023 at 5:58 PM.
The Port of Savannah completed a $937 million expansion – including deepening the harbor channel to allow for larger vessels – in 2022. GPA is proposing another project to add still more depth.
New Savannah was located at 33°22'21"N, 81°56'45"W (NAD83/WGS84), at the mouth of Butler Creek about 14 river miles downstream of Augusta, Georgia. Aside from a nearby cemetery, nothing remains of the original site, which is located within New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Park.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge over the Savannah River beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday and until further notice due to the possibility of gale force ...
Articles pertaining to dams in operation, under construction or planning on the Savannah River along the borders of the U.S. southeastern states, South Carolina and Georgia. Pages in category "Dams on the Savannah River"