Williams Lake Dam

Williams Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Paulding County, Georgia, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Williams Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Williams Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Pauling Williams Rlt C/o Pauline H. Williams & Derinda Carpent (private). It impounds the Unknown near Douglasville.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 392 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 136 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 280 square miles. Completed in 1958, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 07/17/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPaulding
Nearest CityDouglasville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.83250, -84.76778

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length392 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage136 acre-ft
Max Storage136 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area280 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerPauling Williams RLT c/o Pauline H. Williams & Derinda Carpent
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/17/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00152
Federal IDGA00152
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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