City Mills Dam (1907–2013) | |
Coordinates: | 32.48°N -84.994°W |
Opening: | 1907 |
Demolished: | 2013 |
Dam Elevation Crest: | 252feet |
City Mills Dam was a dam on the Chattahoochee River, between Downtown Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. The dam was built in 1907 to power the City Mills grist mill. Previously, a wooden dam dating to 1828 had existed at the site. The dam impounded a 1.3miles run of the river reservoir of approximately 110acres.
The City of Columbus, Georgia, breached the dam on March 12, 2013, to create an urban whitewater area on the river.