Park Lake Dam (upper)

Park Lake Dam (upper) is an earth dam located in Coffee County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Park Lake Dam (upper)

The primary purpose of Park Lake Dam (upper) is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Helen K. Casey & Lewis T. Park (private). It impounds the Hurricane Creek.

The dam stands 9 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 102 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 07/16/2020.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoffee
River/StreamHurricane Creek
Coordinates31.61528, -82.69028

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height9 ft
Dam Height5 ft
Dam Length400 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage102 acre-ft
Max Storage102 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHelen K. Casey & Lewis T. Park
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/16/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04104
Federal IDGA04104
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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