Allatoona Dam

Allatoona Dam
Location of Allatoona Dam in Georgia (U.S. state)
Country United States
Location Cartersville, Georgia
Coordinates 34°09′50″N 84°43′41″W / 34.164°N 84.728°W / 34.164; -84.728Coordinates: 34°09′50″N 84°43′41″W / 34.164°N 84.728°W / 34.164; -84.728
Purpose Power, flood control, water supply, recreation
Status Operational
Construction began 1946
Opening date 1950
Construction cost US$31.5 million (Equivalent to US$313 million in 2016)
Owner(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Etowah River
Height 190 ft (58 m)[1]
Spillway capacity 297,000 cu ft/s (8,410 m3/s)[2]
Reservoir
Creates Lake Allatoona
Total capacity 367,500 acre·ft (453,300,000 m3)
Catchment area 1,110 sq mi (2,900 km2)
Surface area 1,210 acres (4.9 km2)
Max. water depth 145 ft (44 m)
Power station
Commission date 1950
Turbines 3
Installed capacity 85 MW (114,000 hp)

Allatoona Dam is an concrete gravity dam on the Etowah River, located east of Cartersville in Bartow County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1941 and 1944. Delayed due to World War II, construction on the dam began in 1946. The reservoir began to fill in in December 1949 and the dam and power station were operation in January 1950. The power station has an installed capacity of 85 MW and the dam facility is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[3][4]

References

  1. "Facts about Lake Allatoona". Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. Current Hydraulic Laboratory Research in the United States Bulletin, United States National Hydraulic Laboratory, Washington, D.C. /. NBS special publication. National Bureau of Standards. 1947. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Allatoona Lake History". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. "Mobile District Hydropower Projects Allatoona Dam and Powerhouse". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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