Langdale Dam
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Langdale Dam | |
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Location | Harris County, Georgia/Chambers County, Alabama |
Coordinates | 32°48′56″N85°09′55″W/ 32.8156°N 85.1653°W |
Primary inflows | Chattahoochee River |
Primary outflows | Chattahoochee River |
Basincountries | United States |
Surface elevation | 584 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]
- ^"Facts & Figures - Georgia Power".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-01.Retrieved2012-06-01.
- ^"Georgia Power readies to remove Langdale, Riverview and Crow Hop Dams along Chattahoochee".21 December 2018.
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- ACF River Basin
- Buildings and structures in Chambers County, Alabama
- Dams in Alabama
- Dams in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Harris County, Georgia
- Georgia Power dams
- Dams completed in 1914
- Alabama building and structure stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs
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