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 nameJim Woodruff Dam
LocationGadsden and Jackson Counties, Florida / Decatur and Seminole Counties, Georgia, USA
Coordinates30°42′31″N 84°51′50″W / 30.70861°N 84.86389°W / 30.70861; -84.86389
Construction beganabout 1947
Opening date1957
Operator(s)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsChattahoochee, and Flint Rivers
Reservoir
CreatesLake Seminole
Surface area58.6 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]

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References

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  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.