Rice Lake Dam

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

About Rice Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rice Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by John Cowarts Properties, Inc. (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 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 11/17/2016.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCobb
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.03667, -84.53639

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length450 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJohn Cowarts Properties, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/17/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03861
Federal IDGA03861
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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