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Pages in category "Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The dam is constructed of rock and earth and is the tallest earthen dam east of the Mississippi River. The dam has a diversion tunnel that is 2,407 feet (734 m). It is a horseshoe shape with a bottom width of 23 feet (7.0 m). [2] The lake is the deepest manmade reservoir east of the Mississippi River and deepest lake in Georgia.
J. Strom Thurmond Dam, [1] also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located 22 miles (35 km) north of Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond. U.S. Route 221 (and Georgia State Route 150 on the
Pages in category "Georgia Power dams" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Goat Rock Lake; J.
On April 4, 1989, the State of Georgia legislature passed House Resolution No. 115 making "Clarks Hill" the official state name for both the dam and associated reservoir. [2] Accordingly, Georgia's state map still refers to the lake as Clarks Hill. [9] Many residents of Georgia as well as South Carolina still refer to the lake by its original name.
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The City Mills Dam 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. Completed removals
All reservoirs in Georgia should be included in this category. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state) See also category Lakes of Georgia (U.S. state)