Status In use Type of dam Gravity Operator Georgia-Pacific | Opening date 1851 Height 6.1 m Impound James River | |
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Location Bedford County, Virginia / Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. Purpose Hydroelectric, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Pond Owner(s) Georgia Pacific Corporation | ||
The Coleman Falls Dam is a hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the community of Coleman Falls, Virginia. The project includes a gravity dam spanning the left side of river and a power house on the right bank which contain hydroelectric generation equipment.
The dam is located upstream of the smaller Holcomb Rock Dam.
References
Coleman Falls Dam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA