Knoxville Lake Dam

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

About Knoxville Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Knoxville Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Knoxville Plantation, Llc (private). It impounds the Culpepper Creek near Knoxville.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 121 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 09/16/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityKnoxville
River/StreamCulpepper Creek
Coordinates32.74583, -83.98194

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerKnoxville Plantation, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/16/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA06200
Federal IDGA06200
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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