Lookout Mountain Golf Club Lake Dam

Lookout Mountain Golf Club Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Walker County, Georgia, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lookout Mountain Golf Club Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lookout Mountain Golf Club Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lookout Mountain Golf Club, Incorporated (private). It impounds the Unknown near Lookout Mountain.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 29 acre-feet. Completed in 1985, the structure is 41 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.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWalker
Nearest CityLookout Mountain
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates34.97031, -85.35803

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage29 acre-ft
Max Storage29 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLookout Mountain Golf Club, Incorporated
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05397
Federal IDGA05397
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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