Hinson Lake Dam

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

About Hinson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Hinson Lake Dam 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 H3 Farms Llc C/o Cathy Harper (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 690 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 109 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 46 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/09/2020.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.50694, -82.80556

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length690 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage109 acre-ft
Max Storage109 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area46 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerH3 Farms LLC C/O Cathy Harper
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/09/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03404
Federal IDGA03404
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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