Jim Woodruff Dam

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.

Jim Woodruff Dam
Aerial view of Jim Woodruff Dam in 1999 (by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Official name	Jim Woodruff Dam
Location	Gadsden and Jackson Counties, Florida / Decatur and Seminole Counties, Georgia, USA
Coordinates	30°42′31″N 84°51′50″W
Construction began	about 1947
Opening date	1957
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Seminole
Surface area	58.6 square miles (152 km2)

The dam, photographed from US90

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

• Water wars in Florida

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. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
3. "Generation – Southeastern Power Administration". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-20.