Augusta Canal

Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Augusta Canal
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Location	Augusta, Georgia / Columbia County, Georgia
Coordinates	33°30′08″N 81°59′57″W / 33.50222°N 81.99917°W / 33.50222; -81.99917
Area	225 acres (91 ha)
Built	1845
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	71000285
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1971[1]
Designated NHLD	December 22, 1977[2]

The Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The canal is fed by the Savannah River and passes through three levels (approximately 13 miles (21 km) total) in suburban and urban Augusta before the water returns to the river at various locations. It was devised to harness the water power at the fall line of the Savannah River to drive mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide a municipal water supply. It is the only canal in the US in continuous use for its original purposes of providing power, transport, and municipal water.^{[citation needed]}