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ACF River System ~ W.F. George & G.W. Andrews Lakes ~ Lake Seminole

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General Information

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River System
History

Walter F. George Lake	George W. Andrews Lake	Lake Seminole

The Federal Government has been improving navigation along the Apalachicola River since the early 1800's. Between 1828 and 1831, the Corps of Engineers removed obstructions from the river to provide for shallow draft vessel traffic. In 1874, the project was modified to provide for improvement of the Apalachicola River to secure a channel 6 feet deep at low water and 100 feet wide throughout its length. Passage of the 1945 River and Harbors Act authorized a 9 by 100 foot channel to be constructed on the Apalachicola River, the Chattahoochee River segment to Columbus, Georgia and the Flint River segment to Bainbridge, Georgia.

In 1953, a resolution was adopted by the House Committee on Public Works for the development of the ACF River Basin. The projects were authorized for navigation, power generation and stream flow regulation. Recreational facilities at the lakes were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. The lakes have been operational since 1963.

Walter F. George

Walter Franklin George was born on a farm near Cordele, Georgia in 1878 and was a United States Senator form 1922 until his death in 1957. Having chaired the Foreign Relations Committee, George exercised great influence on both foreign and economic policy. In recognition of Senator George's distinguished public service, this project was named for him in 1958.

George W. Andrews

George William Andrews was born in Clayton, Alabama in 1906 and served as a United States Representative from 1944 until his death in 1971. Andrews chaired the Legislative Subcommittee and sat on the Department of Defense Subcommittee. His active role on the Public Works Subcommittee directly benefitted this area. The project was originally named the Columbia Lock and Dam and was renamed for Congressman Andrews in 1972.

Jim Woodruff

Woodruff Lock and Dam - Lake Seminole

James Waldo Woodruff was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1879. He was an engineer with a wide variety of business interests. he spent the greater part of his life working toward the goal of providing a navigable Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint river system. In recognition of Mr. Woodruff's support for the project and distingished public service, this project was named for him in 1957.

Jim Woodruff Dam was the initial project of the authorized plan for improvement of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

The Jim Woodruff Dam is located on the Apalachicola River about 1000 feet below the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers which unite to form the Apalachicola River, and is at the Georgia - Florida State line. It is approximately 3200 feet up stream from the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge over the Apalachicola River and is visible from the bridge. The dam is accessible by road and is located approximately 1 mile northwest of Chattahoochee, Florida.

Page last updated 11/25/2008