North Highlands Dam
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North Highlands Dam is a dam
on the Chattahoochee River
in Georgia, 1 mile south of Lake Oliver
. The dam was built in 1899 to provide power for the former Bibb City Mill. The dam was one of the first large dams in the South
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North Highland Dam impounds Bibb Pond. The dam is currently owned by Georgia Power
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
on the Chattahoochee River
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...
in Georgia, 1 mile south of Lake Oliver
Lake Oliver
Lake Oliver is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam . The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power. The lake was named for James McCoy Oliver, an executive of Georgia Power at the time. Oliver Dam...
. The dam was built in 1899 to provide power for the former Bibb City Mill. The dam was one of the first large dams in the South
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
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North Highland Dam impounds Bibb Pond. The dam is currently owned by Georgia Power
Georgia Power
Georgia Power is an electric utility headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the largest of the four electric utilities that are owned and operated by Southern Company....
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