Sandy Lake Dam

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

About Sandy Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Sandy Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Blessed Property Land Trust (private). It impounds the Unknown near Klondike.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 542 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 192 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 05/01/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDeKalb
Nearest CityKlondike
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.65469, -84.17531

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length542 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage209 acre-ft
Max Storage192 acre-ft
Normal Storage209 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBlessed Property Land Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA01316
Federal IDGA01316
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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