Mitchell Dam

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Mitchell Dam is a hydroelectric dam on Alabama’s Coosa River that forms part of a major system of power-generating and flood-control structures in the region.

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Mitchell Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry United States
commissioned 1923
constructionBegan 1920
country United States
formsReservoir Mitchell Lake NERFINISHED
hasFunction peak-load power supply
recreation support
hasPowerPlantType run-of-river hydroelectric plant
hasSpillwayType gated spillway
height about 108 feet
about 33 meters
installedCapacity about 60 megawatts
isDownstreamOf Lay Dam
isUpstreamOf Jordan Dam
length about 1,500 feet
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInCounty Chilton County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Coosa County, Alabama NERFINISHED
locatedInState Alabama
locatedNearCity Verbena, Alabama
locatedOnRiver Coosa River
managingOrganization Alabama Power Company
namedAfter James Mitchell
opened 1923
operator Alabama Power Company
ownedBy Alabama Power Company
partOf Alabama Power Coosa River system
Coosa River hydroelectric project
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation improvement
region Southeastern United States
reservoirArea about 5,850 acres
reservoirName Mitchell Lake NERFINISHED
riverSystem Coosa River system
linked to: Coosa River
usedFor flood-control system on Coosa River
regional power supply
watercourse Coosa River

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Coosa River hasDam Mitchell Dam