Gerrell Lake Dam

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

About Gerrell Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Gerrell Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Frye, Barry And Karen Farris, Stephen And Trudy (private). It impounds the Name Unknown near Douglasville.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 225 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 31 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 06/20/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDouglas
Nearest CityDouglasville
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates33.68994, -84.74378

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length225 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage31 acre-ft
Max Storage31 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerFrye, Barry and Karen Farris, Stephen and Trudy
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/20/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04218
Federal IDGA04218
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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