Life vests dry above Leslie Wright, of Savannah Rapids Kayak Rental, as she uses a power sprayer to clean kayaks near the Augusta Canal Headgates on Friday afternoon.

Three kayakers survived being sucked through the Augusta Canal Headgates on Tuesday afternoon.Three kayaks ? an instructor and a husband and wife ? were paddling near Savannah Rapids Pavilion when...

...Georgia's extension office in Richmond County."I was leading a fall foliage walk last weekend at the Augusta Canal headgates, and we were pointing things out, mainly dead pine trees," he said.Drought doesn't instantly kill trees, but...

Paddlers who enjoy the Savannah River's rocky shoals near the Augusta Canal headgates will have easier access with a new launching dock completed in time for Saturday's sixth annual Paddlefest.The dock, at the...

...Andy Cheek, a former Augusta Commissioner who has lobbied for repairs to the city's Diversion Dam near the Augusta Canal headgates."There are more and more places that are weak and need to be rebuilt, repaired and strengthened," he said...

...about 20 additional miles of river ? all the way from south Richmond County to the Augusta Diversion Dam at the canal headgates area.The harbor's mitigation plan also calls for payments totaling $3.3 million to Georgia's Department of...

...about 20 additional miles of river ? all the way from south Richmond County to the Augusta Diversion Dam at the canal headgates area.The harbor's mitigation plan also calls for payments totaling $3.3 million to Georgia's Department of...

...bridge, and the Sibley Mill tailrace will be crossed by a pre-engineered bridge like the one now in use at the canal headgates.The project was estimated to cost $1.2 million last time it was bid, and the Canal Authority is required to...

...requirements for similar fish passage systems at two other dams above the city ? the Augusta Diversion Dam at the canal headgates; and the Stevens Creek hydroelectric dam, owned by South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.One of the main species of...

...Although the land is vacant, it could justifiably be kept undeveloped as a stream buffer. It lies directly above the canal headgates, so any runoff or pollution from that site could affect the canal's water quality.The site is also part of the...