Cowart Lake Dam

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

About Cowart Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Cowart Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Cowart, A. B. (private). It impounds the Cedar Creek near Adairsville.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 64 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 244 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 07/01/1984. That was over 41 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBartow
Nearest CityAdairsville
River/StreamCedar Creek
Coordinates34.37547, -84.83481

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length480 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage64 acre-ft
Max Storage64 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area244 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCowart, A. B.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/1984
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03960
Federal IDGA03960
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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