Davis Lake Dam

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

About Davis Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Davis Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Davis, J. Pope (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 293 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 550 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 11/01/1990. That was over 35 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.86789, -84.80950

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length420 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage293 acre-ft
Max Storage293 acre-ft
Normal Storage161 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area550 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDavis, J. Pope
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01040
Federal IDGA01040
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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