Little Royal Lake Dam

Little Royal Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Columbia County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Royal Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Little Royal Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Robert Willis Santos Ophelia Taylor Vaughn (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 27 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 295 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 09/01/2017.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyColumbia
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.48842, -82.17517

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage27 acre-ft
Max Storage27 acre-ft
Normal Storage17 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area295 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerRobert willis SAntos Ophelia Taylor Vaughn
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04179
Federal IDGA04179
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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