Deerfield Lake Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection02/01/2005
Height16 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 750 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Deerfield Lake Dam

Deerfield Lake Dam is a dam in Hancock, Georgia. The dam is owned by Unknown.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 168 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 02/01/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHancock
Coordinates33.24389, -82.89306

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length750 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage168 acre-ft
Max Storage168 acre-ft
Normal Storage144 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerUnknown
Owner TypeNot Listed
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection02/01/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00380
Federal IDGA00380
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