Gaeta Lake Dam

Gaeta Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Fannin County, Georgia, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gaeta Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Gaeta Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cory Callihan & Virginia Gaeta Steven Taylor & Jillian Taylor Lambert (private). It impounds the Unknown near Greens Mill Community.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 192 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 33 acre-feet. Completed in 1970, 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 07/01/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFannin
Nearest CityGreens Mill Community
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.84528, -84.30306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length192 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage33 acre-ft
Max Storage33 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCory Callihan & Virginia Gaeta Steven Taylor & Jillian Taylor Lambert
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00668
Federal IDGA00668
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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