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Langdale Dam

Coordinates:32°48′56″N85°09′55″W/ 32.8156°N 85.1653°W/32.8156; -85.1653
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Langdale Dam
Langdale Dam
Langdale Dam is located in Georgia
Langdale Dam
Langdale Dam
LocationHarris County, Georgia/Chambers County, Alabama
Coordinates32°48′56″N85°09′55″W/ 32.8156°N 85.1653°W/32.8156; -85.1653
Primary inflowsChattahoochee River
Primary outflowsChattahoochee River
BasincountriesUnited States
Surface elevation584 ft (178 m)

Langdale Damis a lowhead dam on theChattahoochee Riverjust south ofLangdale, Alabama.

The dam was built in 1908 to provide electricity for the former Langdale Mills, and is now owned and operated byGeorgia Power.It produces an average of 1 megawatt of hydroelectric power.[1]

The river here lies entirely on the Georgia side of the state line, but the dam itself does enter into Alabama territory.

Georgia Powerhas applied for permission to remove Langdale Dam in 2023.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Facts & Figures - Georgia Power".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-01.Retrieved2012-06-01.
  2. ^"Georgia Power readies to remove Langdale, Riverview and Crow Hop Dams along Chattahoochee".21 December 2018.