Meadows Lake Dam

Meadows Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Paulding County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Meadows Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 675 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 159 square miles. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 07/16/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPaulding
Nearest CityDouglasville
River/StreamName Unknown
Coordinates33.78658, -84.79222

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length675 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area159 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMeadows, Irene Hunter
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/16/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05136
Federal IDGA05136
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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