Green House Lake Dam

Green House Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Jasper County, Georgia, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/07/2018
Height25 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 237 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Green House Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Green House Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Dnr/wildlife Resources Division (state). It impounds the Unknown near Maxwell.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 237 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 68 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 71 square miles. Completed in 1958, 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 11/07/2018.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJasper
Nearest CityMaxwell
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.46611, -83.72917

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length237 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage68 acre-ft
Max Storage68 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area71 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDnr/wildlife Resources Division
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/07/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA00496
Federal IDGA00496
More InfoState Dam Safety Program