Coleman Falls Dam
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Coleman Falls Dam | |
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Location of Coleman Falls Dam in Virginia
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Location | Bedford County, Virginia / Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Purpose | Hydroelectric, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Pond |
Status | In use |
Opening date | 1851 |
Owner(s) | Georgia Pacific Corporation |
Operator(s) | Georgia Pacific Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | James River |
Height | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Length | 562 ft (171 m) |
Power station | |
Operator(s) | Georgia Pacific Corporation |
Hydraulic head | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
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.[1][2]
The dam is located upstream of the smaller Holcomb Rock Dam.