Lower John Tanner Lake Dam

Lower John Tanner Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lower John Tanner Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lower John Tanner Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Carroll County Board Of Commissioners (local government). It impounds the Unknown near Carrollton.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 453 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 82 acre-feet.

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 12/01/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityCarrollton
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.59767, -85.16444

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length453 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage82 acre-ft
Max Storage82 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Max Discharge82 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02322
Federal IDGA02322
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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