Jim Woodruff Dam

Hydroelectric dam in Florida, United States
Dam in Georgia, USA
30°42′31″N 84°51′50″W / 30.70861°N 84.86389°W / 30.70861; -84.86389Construction beganabout 1947Opening date1957Operator(s)U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDam and spillwaysImpoundsChattahoochee, and Flint RiversReservoirCreatesLake SeminoleSurface area58.6 square miles (152 km2)
The dam, photographed from US90

Jim Woodruff Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Apalachicola River, about 1,000 feet (300 m) south of that river's origin at the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers.

The dam impounds Lake Seminole on the common border of Florida and Georgia. The dam is named in honor of James W. Woodruff, Sr., a Georgia businessman who spearheaded the development of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Project.[1][2]

Electricity from the dam is marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jim Woodruff Dam Near Chattahoochee, Florida". www.anniemayhem.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ^ "Earth Snapshot • Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam". www.eosnap.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. ^ "Generation – Southeastern Power Administration". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-20.


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