The Coleman Falls Dam is a hydroelectric generation facility on the
James River near the community of
Coleman Falls, Virginia
Coleman Falls is an unincorporated community in northern Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The community is located along the James River and U.S. Route 501, between Big Island and Boonsboro. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Sta ...
. The project includes a gravity dam spanning the left side of river and a power house on the right bank which contain hydroelectric generation equipment.
[Dam Safety Inspection Report for Coleman Falls Company, LLC' s Coleman Falls Project-5456 for the period 7/31/08-12/20/10. FERC Ascension Number 20110214-5028. FERC Project Number P-5456. February 14, 2011.]
The dam is located upstream of the smaller
Holcomb Rock Dam.
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Gravity dams
Dams completed in 1851
Hydroelectric power plants in Virginia
1851 establishments in Virginia
Dams on the James River