City Mills Dam

City Mills Dam
City Mills Dam
City Mills Dam
Location Columbus, Georgia / Phenix City, Alabama, USA
Coordinates 32°28′48″N 84°59′38″W / 32.480°N 84.994°W / 32.480; -84.994Coordinates: 32°28′48″N 84°59′38″W / 32.480°N 84.994°W / 32.480; -84.994
Primary inflows Chattahoochee River
Primary outflows Chattahoochee River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 110 acres (45 ha)
Surface elevation 252 ft (77 m)

City Mills Dam is 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 impounds a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) run of the river reservoir of approximately 110 acres (0.45 km2).

City Mills Dam is now owned by the City of Columbus, and environmental studies are now underway to breach the dam to create an urban whitewater rafting zone along the river.

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