Location
Columbus, GA
Owner
Uptown Columbus, Inc. | Columbus, GA
Architect
McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group | Denver, CO
Chattahoochee River Restoration
- Restoration of the Chattahoochee River to its natural and unrestricted flow.
- This project created the world’s largest urban whitewater course, providing a venue for recreational activities such as kayaking, tubing, rafting, and river surfing.
- Construction activities included:
- Breaching of the 130-year-old Eagle and Phenix Dam, removal of the City Mills Dam, and formation of natural habitat pools.
- Construction of a boat launch, viewing terrace, and pedestrian bridge.
- Construction of the Alabama and Georgia Channels to include entrance sills, insert sills, whitewater sills, and a Wave Shaper TM in the Georgia Channel.
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