Arrowhead Forest Lake Dam

Arrowhead Forest Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Cherokee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Arrowhead Forest Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Arrowhead Forest Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Arrowhead Forest Homeowners (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Waleska.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 195 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 55 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 04/19/2019.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCherokee
Nearest CityWaleska
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates34.33031, -84.57453

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length195 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Max Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerArrowhead Forest Homeowners
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection04/19/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04074
Federal IDGA04074
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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