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North Highlands Dam (Chattahoochee River Whitewater)
| Dam Name: | North Highlands |
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| Other Name: | NORTH HIGHLANDS |
| NID ID: | GA00838 |
| Longitude: | -85 |
| Latitude: | 32.5 |
| River: | CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER |
| State: | GA |
| Owner Name: | GEORGIA POWER COMPANY |
| Owner Type: | Public Utility |
| Dam Designer: | COLUMBUS POWER COMPANY/GEORGIA POWER COMPANY |
| Private Dam? | No |
| Dam Type: | Other |
| Core: | Upstream Facing (Position) Concrete (Type) Known (Certainty) |
| Foundation: | RK |
| Purposes: | Hydroelectric |
| Year Completed: | 1898 |
| Dam Length: | 978 feet |
| Dam Height: | 36.6 feet |
| Structural Height: | 33.5 feet |
| Hydraulic Height: | 37 feet |
| Maximum Discharge: | 622700 cu ft/sec |
| Maximum Storage: | 1643 acre-feet |
| Normal Storage: | 1172 acre-feet |
| Surface Area: | 115.48 acres |
| Drainage Area: | 4674 square miles |
| Emergency Action Plan? | Yes |
| Inspection Date: | 2012-08-29 |
| Inspection Frequency: | 1 |
| State Regulated Dam? | No |
| Spillway Type: | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway Width: | 705 feet |
| Federal Funding Agency: | NORTH HIGHLANDS |
| Federal Regulatory Agency: | |
| Federal Inspection Agency: | |
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