Williams Lake Dam

Williams Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Randolph County, Georgia, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Williams Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Williams Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Robert Earl Odom (private). It impounds the Unknown near Fountain Bridge.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 149 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2,520 square miles. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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
CountyRandolph
Nearest CityFountain Bridge
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.66389, -84.67750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage149 acre-ft
Max Storage149 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area2,520 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRobert Earl Odom
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01068
Federal IDGA01068
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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