The Coleman Falls Dam is a hydroelectric generation facility on the James River near the community of Coleman Falls, Virginia. 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.^[1][2]

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Coleman Falls Dam
Location of Coleman Falls Dam in Virginia
Location	Bedford County, Virginia / Amherst County, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates	37°30′8.55″N 79°17′59.90″W
Purpose	Hydroelectric, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Pond
Status	In use
Opening date	1851
Owner(s)	Georgia Pacific Corporation
Operator(s)	Georgia Pacific Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	James River
Height	20 ft (6.1 m)
Length	562 ft (171 m)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Georgia Pacific Corporation
Hydraulic head	18 ft (5.5 m)

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The dam is located upstream of the smaller Holcomb Rock Dam.