Wildwood Farms Lake Dam

Wildwood Farms Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Pike County, Georgia, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wildwood Farms Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Wildwood Farms Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Wildwood Farms (private). It impounds the Unknown near Pope Cemetery Environs.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 651 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 157 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 920 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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 07/01/2007. That was over 18 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPike
Nearest CityPope Cemetery Environs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.12000, -84.45111

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length651 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage157 acre-ft
Max Storage157 acre-ft
Normal Storage88 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area920 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerWildwood Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02875
Federal IDGA02875
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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