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.