Eagle & Phenix Dam

Eagle and Phenix Dam
Eagle and Phenix Dam
	Eagle and Phenix Dam prior to its 2012 breaching
Location	Columbus, Georgia / Phenix City, Alabama, US
Coordinates	32°28′11″N 84°59′49″W / 32.4697°N 84.997°W
Primary inflows	Chattahoochee River
Primary outflows	Chattahoochee River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	45 acres (18 ha)
Surface elevation	206.7 ft (63.0 m)

The Eagle and Phenix Dam is a dam on the Chattahoochee River, in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The dam was built in 1868 to power the defunct Eagle and Phenix textile Mill. It is located just south of the 13th Street Bridge which connects Columbus to Phenix City, Alabama. The dam produces a 45-acre (18 ha) run of the river reservoir that extends approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) upstream.

The Eagle and Phenix Dam is now owned by the City of Columbus. The dam was breached during March 2012 in order to restore natural flowing conditions. This was to create an urban whitewater park along the river.

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