Monastery Lake Dam

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

About Monastery Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 98 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 135 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRockdale
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.58806, -84.06583

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length570 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage98 acre-ft
Max Storage98 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area135 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMonastery of the Holy Ghost
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01263
Federal IDGA01263
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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