Hydroelectric Dams in Georgia

Georgia has 38 hydroelectric dams, of which 24 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Carters Main Dam	Murray	464	High	Not Available	1974
2	J. Strom Thurmond Dam	McCormick	200	High	Not Available	1954
3	Blue Ridge Dam	Fannin	183	High	Not Available	1930
4	Tugalo	Habersham	155	High	Satisfactory	1923
5	Langdale	Harris	150	Low	Satisfactory	1924
6	Bartletts Ferry, Main Dam	Harris	150	High	Poor	1926
7	Tallulah Falls	Rabun	140	High	Satisfactory	1913
8	West Point Dam	Troup	132	High	Not Available	1974
9	Burton	Rabun	129	High	Fair	1927
10	Rocky Mtn Ps Upper Dam And Fused Overpump Spillway	Floyd	120	High	Satisfactory	1995
11	Sinclair	Baldwin	105	High	Satisfactory	1953
12	Carters Re-regulation Dam	Murray	105	High	Not Available	1974
13	Rocky Mtn Dam A	Floyd	94	High	Satisfactory	1992
14	Saddle Dam A	Rabun	78	High	Satisfactory	1925
15	Nacoochee	Rabun	75	High	Fair	1926
16	Goat Rock	Harris	69	High	Fair	1912
17	Oliver	Muscogee	69	High	Fair	1959
18	Morgan Falls	Cobb	65	High	Satisfactory	1903
19	Flint River	Dougherty	60	High	Satisfactory	1921
20	Rocky Mtn Dam F	Floyd	52	Low	Satisfactory	1991
21	Crisp County (warwick)	Worth	50	High	Poor	1930
22	Stevens Creek	Columbia	48	High	Satisfactory	1914
23	Tallassee Shoals	Jackson	48	Low	Satisfactory	1986
24	Rocky Mtn Dam G	Floyd	47	Low	Satisfactory	1991
25	Milstead	Rockdale	43	Low	Satisfactory	1925
26	Habersham Mills Lake Dam	Habersham	40	High	Satisfactory	1947
27	North Highlands	Muscogee	37	High	Fair	1898
28	Hartwell Dam - Saddle Dike 1	Hart	34	High	Not Available	1962
29	Richard B. Russell Dam - Saddle Dike	Abbeville	25	High	Not Available	1986
30	Dalesmoore Plantation	Meriwether	20	Low	Satisfactory	1925
31	Habersham Mill (lower Dam)	Habersham	14	Low	Not Rated	1948
32	Eagle And Phoenix Mill Lake Dam	Muscogee	14	Low	Not Rated	1851
33	Riverview Main Dam	Harris	13	Low	Satisfactory	1906
34	Augusta Diversion Dam	Columbia	12	Significant	Satisfactory	1857
35	High Shoals Upper Dam	Walton	11	Low	Not Rated	1920
36	Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway	Butts	10	Low	Satisfactory	1970
37	Wallace Saddle Dike	Hancock	10	Low	Satisfactory	1980
38	City Mills Lake Dam	Muscogee	10	Low	Not Rated	1900

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