Walton Lake Dam

Walton Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Mitchell County, Georgia, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Walton Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Walton 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 Walton Farms Inc. (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Pelham.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 680 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 81 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 220 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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 07/01/1984. That was over 41 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMitchell
Nearest CityPelham
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates31.09444, -84.16806

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length680 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage81 acre-ft
Max Storage81 acre-ft
Normal Storage56 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area220 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWalton Farms Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/1984
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03450
Federal IDGA03450
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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