Wildlife Lake Dam

Wildlife Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Chattooga County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wildlife Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Wildlife Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Bridges, Carol A. Strange (private). It impounds the Unknown near Summerville.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 633 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 114 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 402 square miles.

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 02/06/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChattooga
Nearest CitySummerville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.44803, -85.34622

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length633 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage114 acre-ft
Max Storage114 acre-ft
Normal Storage65 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area402 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBridges, Carol A. Strange
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection02/06/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00788
Federal IDGA00788
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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