Silver Ridge Lake Dam

Silver Ridge Lake Dam is an earth dam located in DeKalb County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Silver Ridge Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Silver Ridge Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Drive Land Trust Carolyn French (private). It impounds the Unknown near Stone Mountain.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 28 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 101 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 11/01/1996. That was over 29 years ago.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDeKalb
Nearest CityStone Mountain
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.83236, -84.15997

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length200 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage28 acre-ft
Max Storage28 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area101 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDrive Land Trust Carolyn French
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/1996
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03926
Federal IDGA03926
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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