Lake Sarah Glenn Dam

Lake Sarah Glenn Dam is an earth dam located in Douglas County, Georgia, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Sarah Glenn Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Sarah Glenn Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Herendeen, Dennis And Valerie Nix Gregory And Laura Carter, Glenn And Thomas (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Douglasville.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 371 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, 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 06/22/2018.

At 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDouglas
Nearest CityDouglasville
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates33.68794, -84.79086

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height43 ft
Dam Height43 ft
Dam Length660 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage371 acre-ft
Max Storage371 acre-ft
Normal Storage210 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHerendeen, Dennis and Valerie Nix Gregory and Laura Carter, Glenn and Thomas
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/22/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01135
Federal IDGA01135
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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