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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. The last commercial shipping to use the lock ceased in 1979 and the structure and upstream channel fell into disuse. [1]
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 ...
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 ...
The Houlihan Bridge on State Route 25 over the Savannah River in Port Wentworth was closed to maritime traffic Wednesday for the duration of the storm, but will remain open for vehicular traffic.
Pages in category "Dams on the Savannah River" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam; R. Richard B. Russell Dam
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Bridge maintenance to the Savannah River bridge is expected to start in 2025 that will replace existing cables, bridge bearings and joints that may raise the bridge an additional 20 feet.
Hartwell Dam is a concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and earthen structure spans 15,840 feet (4,828 m).