Fergurson Lake Dam

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

About Fergurson Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Fergurson Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by T M Ferguson Estate (private). It impounds the Unknown near Carnegie.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 690 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 101 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 213 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 07/01/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRandolph
Nearest CityCarnegie
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates31.63028, -84.70306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length690 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage101 acre-ft
Max Storage101 acre-ft
Normal Storage87 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area213 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerT M Ferguson Estate
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04897
Federal IDGA04897
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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