City Mills Lake Dam is a rockfill dam located in Muscogee County, Georgia, built in 1900. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 10 ft10 ft tall and 500 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic rockfill embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About City Mills Lake Dam
The primary purpose of City Mills Lake Dam is hydroelectric. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity. The dam is owned by Uptown Riverbed, LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown near Columbus.
The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 283 acre-feet. Completed in 1900, the structure is over a century old.
This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.
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Location
| State | Georgia |
| County | Muscogee |
| Nearest City | Columbus |
| River/Stream | Unknown |
| Coordinates | 32.48011, -84.99436 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Rockfill |
| NID Height | 10 ft |
| Dam Height | 8 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
| Year Completed | 1900 (126 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 283 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 283 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 283 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 25 acres |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Hydroelectric |
| Owner | Uptown Riverbed, LLC |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | GA03693 |
| Federal ID | GA03693 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |