Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3

Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3 is an earth dam located in Lamar County, Georgia, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3

The primary purpose of Honeywood Farms Lake Dam #3 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Honeywood Inc. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 175 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 70 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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 09/03/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLamar
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.05889, -84.22806

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length610 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage175 acre-ft
Max Storage175 acre-ft
Normal Storage114 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area70 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHoneywood Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/03/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA02912
Federal IDGA02912
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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