Tanisha Lake Dam

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

About Tanisha Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Tanisha Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Ballenger Lake Estates Hoa C/o Lynn Dedman (private). It impounds the Unknown near Yorkville.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 870 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 27 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 421 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 09/01/2018.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPaulding
Nearest CityYorkville
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.85294, -84.99836

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length870 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage421 acre-ft
Max Storage421 acre-ft
Normal Storage351 acre-ft
Surface Area27 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBallenger Lake Estates HOA c/o Lynn Dedman
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/01/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00397
Federal IDGA00397
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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